Baseball Game Preview: Ashland Clockers vs. Medfield Warriors

Ashland is 2-8 against Medfield since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Clockers will challenge the Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Ashland will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.

Ashland is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They skirted past Dedham 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Clockers have posted against the Marauders since May 17, 2018.

Oliver Laruea

Hits

04/14/25 vs Dedham	2
04/11/25 vs Grafton	1
05/23/24 @ Xaverian Brothers	1
05/22/24 @ Holliston	1
05/20/24 vs Norwood	3

The team relied heavily on Oliver Laruea, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024.

Ashland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Medfield had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Blackhawks 13-1. The matchup marked the Warriors' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Luke Gobin made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Gobin was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI. Those hits were his first of the season.

In other batting news, Medfield got a big performance out of Alex Zilora, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was Zilora's first of the season. Joe Foscaldo was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.

Medfield pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Ashland, the win got them back to even at 3-3.

Everything went Ashland's way against Medfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Ashland made off with a 14-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Clockers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.