Illinois High School Baseball - Ashton-Franklin Center edges Newark
May 16, 2025: Ashton, IL 61006 The Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders (Ashton, IL) baseball the visiting Newark Norsemen (Newark, IL), 19-16 in Friday's non-league challenge.
The Raiders now own a 17-11 record. They take the field next when they travel to Bureau Valley for a non-league challenge on Monday, May 19. Ashton-Franklin Center will clash with a Storm team coming off a 11-3 non-league win over Eastland (Lanark, IL). The Storm record now stands at 21-9.
With the defeat, Newark drops to 12-19 on the year. The Norsemen travel to Coal City (Coal City, IL) to clash with the Coalers in a non-league challenge on Monday, May 19. The Coalers go into the challenge with a record of 21-11. Coal City won 6-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Rochester (Rochester, IL)