The Westborough Rangers will face off against the Ashland Clockers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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 lost 11-1 to the Colonials. The Rangers have struggled against the Colonials recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Ashland never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They came out on top against Norwood by a score of 4-0. The Clockers haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
The result came thanks to Chris Bratica's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Ashland is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, 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. Michael Schreiber was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Westborough's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Ashland, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
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