Baseball Preview: North Eugene Highlanders vs. Ashland Grizzlies
North Eugene and Ashland are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The North Eugene Highlanders will head out on the road to square off against the Ashland Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Eugene has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Ashland will come in with four straight wins.
Last Monday, North Eugene came up short against Thurston and fell 6-1.
North Eugene saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Hibler, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, everything went Ashland's way against Eagle Point on Friday as Ashland made off with a 14-4 victory.
Jackson Rosenthal made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Rosenthal has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rosenthal was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ashland let Freeman Rountree and Keller Bloodworth loose on the outfield. Rountree scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Bloodworth scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Shrader, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
North Eugene's loss dropped their record down to 3-8-1. As for Ashland, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
North Eugene beat Ashland 8-5 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will North Eugene repeat their success, or does Ashland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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