The New Hanover Wildcats will be playing at home against the Ashley Screaming Eagle at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, New Hanover fell victim to a tough 9-3 loss at the hands of North Brunswick.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Ashley ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They beat West Brunswick by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-3. The victory was familiar territory for Ashley who now have three in a row.
Ashley got a great performance from Jackson Lee as he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Ashley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Ivady, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
New Hanover now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Ashley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
New Hanover suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Ashley when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ashley's Cole Barnes, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that New Hanover knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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