De Queen is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Ashdown is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The De Queen Leopards will take on the Ashdown Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, De Queen narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Malvern 2-1.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Ashdown gave their fans yet another huge win 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, Ashdown got a massive performance out of Nash Brown, who 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.
De Queen is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Ashdown, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
De Queen skirted past Ashdown 4-2 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Jones, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will De Queen still be able to contain Jones? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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