The Newark Norsemen will venture away from home to take on the Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Ashton-Franklin Center will be up against a hot Newark squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. The Norsemen blew past Somonauk 16-1 on Thursday.
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Dottie Wood made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Adelaide Johnson and Rylie Carlson did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson went 3-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and two RBI, while Carlson went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Carlson has posted since back in April. Bailey Shutter was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Newark always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Somonauk only posted an OBP of .250.
Meanwhile, Ashton-Franklin Center came into Tuesday's match having lost 18 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Alden-Hebron on Tuesday as they made off with a 14-4 win. The Raiders not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 9th (when they won 19-2).
Newark pushed their record up to 15-14-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Ashton-Franklin Center, their record now sits at 3-27.
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