Avon looking to make deep run in first Class B state softball tourney

Avon looking to make deep run in first Class B state softball tourney

AVON, S.D. — After going a combined 8-25 in the first two seasons of South Dakota's era of sanctioned softball, the Avon High School softball team is headed to the Class B state tournament for the first time. The Pirates enter state with a 15-10 record, a drastic improvement from their 6-12 mark last season. Entering the postseason as the No. 10 seed in the SoDak 16, the Pirates’ state hopes seemed all but lost when they went down 8-2 early agai…