Ashdown has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the De Queen Leopards at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Ashdown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Ashdown can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Malvern as Ashdown made off with a 14-4 victory.
Kyler Jones spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Nash Brown was a standout: he scored three runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Walt Jones, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, De Queen waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Leopards out 2-1.
Ashdown is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for De Queen, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5.
Ashdown couldn't quite finish off De Queen when the teams last played back in March and fell 4-2. Can Ashdown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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