The Ashland Grizzlies will be playing at home against the Churchill Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ashland has ten straight victories, Churchill has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ashland can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Springfield a 10-0 shutout. With that win, Ashland brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Ashland let Freeman Rountree and Keller Bloodworth loose on the outfield. Rountree scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Bloodworth went 4-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. Rountree is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Jackson Rosenthal was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Churchill fell victim to Thurston and their airtight pitching crew last Saturday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colts.
Ashland's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7. As for Churchill, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Ashland came out on top in a nail-biter against Churchill in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Does Ashland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Churchill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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