Baseball Recap: West Ashley extends home winning streak to four

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 6:44pm

Baseball Recap: West Ashley Wildcats vs. Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes

West Ashley waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes out 7-6. That's more bragging rights for West Ashley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Dylan Denton looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Noah Franklin, who went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI. Matty Brown was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

On Ashley Ridge's side, they got a good showing from Noah Seguer, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

On the hitting side, Matthew Dominianni made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew McLaughlin, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

West Ashley's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. As for Ashley Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: West Ashley beat Ashley Ridge by a score of 7-6.

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