Softball Preview: Southern Aroostook Warriors vs. Ashland Hornets
The Southern Aroostook Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Ashland Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Aroostook is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.7 runs per game this season.
Southern Aroostook is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Katahdin on Friday. They lost 8-2 to the Cougars. It was the first time this season that Southern Aroostook let down their fans at home.
Southern Aroostook saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cami Shields, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Ashland gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Madawaska with a sharp 21-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ashland.
Southern Aroostook's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3. As for Ashland, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Everything went Southern Aroostook's way against Ashland in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Southern Aroostook made off with an 11-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Aroostook since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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