Baseball Recap: Murfreesboro Rattlers vs. Ashdown Panthers
It was a good run, but Murfreesboro unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Ashdown Panthers by a score of 12-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
For Ashdown's part, Jarred Baker looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Nash Brown was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Walt Jones, who went 1-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Murfreesboro's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5. As for Ashdown, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Murfreesboro will head out on the road to take on Dierks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Murfreesboro knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Dierks likes a good challenge. As for Ashdown, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Magnolia at 5:00 p.m. The last three games Ashdown has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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