Baseball Recap: Southern Aroostook Warriors vs. Ashland Hornets
Southern Aroostook was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of the Ashland Hornets by a score of 18-16. Even if Southern Aroostook couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Daniel Kuindersma was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Crandall, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Southern Aroostook didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Southern Aroostook's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Ashland, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southern Aroostook will face off against Central Aroostook at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ashland, they will head out on the road to square off against Hodgdon at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ashland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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