The Ashland Clockers will head out on the road to face off against the Westborough Rangers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ashland will be strutting in after a win while Westborough will be coming in after a loss.
Ashland's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Norwood by a score of 4-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Clockers.
Not much got past Chris Bratica, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Norwood off the board. Bratica has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ashland let Devin O'Brien and Ian McKaughan run wild. O'Brien went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double, while McKaughan went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Michael Schreiber, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Westborough and Shrewsbury have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Rangers came up short against the Colonials, falling 11-1. The Rangers have struggled against the Colonials recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Westborough's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Ashland, their victory bumped their record up to 10-8.
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