The Ashford Yellowjackets will play host again on Friday to welcome the Dothan Wolves, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Ashford fell victim to a tough 14-3 defeat at the hands of Long.
Meanwhile, Dothan sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Enterprise on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Dothan.
Savanna Kendrick was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Kendrick has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kendrick was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Laney Calhoun was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Ashford has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for Dothan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7-2 record this season.
Ashford came up short against Dothan in their previous matchup back in February, falling 10-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dothan's Jada Newman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Now that Ashford knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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