Friday just wasn't the day for Ashe County's offense. They lost 11-0 to the Watauga Pioneers on Friday. Ashe County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Watauga apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Even though they lost, Ashe County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Watauga only tossed six.
For Watauga's part, not much got past Jameson Hodges, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Ashe County off the board. Hodges has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Evan Burroughs was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of JT Cook, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Ashe County's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Watauga, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-5.
Ashe County will look to defend their home field on Monday against Freedom at 7:00 p.m. Ashe County is facing Freedom at the right time seeing as Freedom is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for Watauga, they will take on Ashe County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Watauga is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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