Ashley has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the South Central Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, while Ashley put up some runs, the same can't be said for Atkins. Ashley came out on top against Atkins by a score of 4-0. That's two games straight that Ashley has won by exactly four runs.
Will Hartzell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ashley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Bentley, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, South Central beat Eastern Randolph 6-3 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Central.
Brody Stallings and Brody Brannan did most of the damage at the plate: Stallings scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Brannan scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Ashley pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for South Central, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
Ashley came up short against South Central in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 13-9. Can Ashley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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