Baseball Game Preview: Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders vs. Hinckley-Big Rock Royals

The Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders will head out to square off against the Hinckley-Big Rock Royals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ashton-Franklin Center is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

Ashton-Franklin Center lost 12-2 to Eastland on Tuesday. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Logan O'Brien was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run.

Meanwhile, Hinckley-Big Rock and Mendota finished up on equal footing with an 8-8 draw on Tuesday.

Ashton-Franklin Center's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-4. Hinckley-Big Rock's draw gives them a new season record of 6-6-1.

Ashton-Franklin Center might still be hurting after the 11-5 defeat they got from Hinckley-Big Rock in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.