Baseball Game Preview: Ashland Hits the Road

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 8:46am

Baseball Preview: Ashland Clockers vs. Dover-Sherborn Raiders

The Ashland Clockers will head out on the road to face off against the Dover-Sherborn Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ashland has three straight victories, Dover-Sherborn has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Last Friday, it was close, but Ashland sidestepped Medway for a 3-2 win.

Grant Reap was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Dover-Sherborn had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Lowell Catholic on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Dover-Sherborn has lost by just one run.

Brian Olson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Grant Wyers was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.

The victory got Ashland back to even at 4-4. As for Dover-Sherborn, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.

Ashland was able to grind out a solid win over Dover-Sherborn when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 11-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ashland 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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