Avon Lake Team: Natalie Miller, Connor McNeill, Irwin Deng

In the second wild card match up of the Scholastic Games of Lorain County postseason, the Avon Lake team mad up of Natalie Miller, Irwin Deng and Connor McNeill defeated the Amherst team of Devin Harmych, Sam Gargasz and Gabby Krugman by a score of 460-200.

The match was tied after the Current Events Round where Amherst went a perfect 5-for-5 on their questions.

It was the third round, when the buzzers were introduced, that the Avon Lake team earned the advantage doubling the score of Amherst with quick responses. In the proceeding Multi-Clue round, Irwin Deng picked up a crucial 70 points to assure a victory for the Shormen.

Avon Lake’s Connor McNeill picked up the Standout Scholar Award.

Listen to the entire wildcard match up below, and remember to check out the archived shows on the Scholastic games of Lorain County web page here.

http://weol.northcoastnow.com/audio/weol/SG19-11%20(playoff)%20Amherst%20vs.%20Avon%20Lk-podcast.mp3