The Ashley Screaming Eagle will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Millbrook Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Ashley is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Ashley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Pine Forest onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering Ashley has won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cane Mehling made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Mehling was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Quinn Bentley was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Connor Tew was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Millbrook came into Tuesday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against New Hanover by a score of 3-0 on Tuesday.
Like Ashley, Millbrook also got a great game from a two-way player: Connor Wright. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Wright was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Hayden Heath was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Ashley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Millbrook, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Ashley came out on top in a nail-biter against Millbrook in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 4-3. Will Ashley repeat their success, or does Millbrook have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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