It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Ashton-Franklin Center had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Hiawatha Hawks out 10-9. That's more bragging rights for Ashton-Franklin Center, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Hiawatha's part, Blake Wiegartz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Zac Edwards was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Hiawatha didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Ashton-Franklin Center's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-12. As for Hiawatha, they dropped their record down to 3-19 with that loss, which was their 11th straight on the road.
Ashton-Franklin Center didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-5 win vs. Amboy on the 15th. Hiawatha does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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