Ashley Ridge fell victim to Lexington and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Lexington Wildcats by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time Ashley Ridge couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
For Lexington's part, not much got past Jackson Burton, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Ashley Ridge off the board. Burton has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Ashley Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Lexington, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
While Ashley Ridge had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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