Even though Murfreesboro scored an imposing 11 runs on Thursday, Ashdown still came out on top. The Ashdown Panthers won by a run and slipped past the Murfreesboro Rattlers 12-11. That's two games straight that Ashdown has won by just one run.
Jarred Baker looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Nash Brown was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Walt Jones, who went 1-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Ashdown and bumps their season record up to 9-6. As for Murfreesboro, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5.
Ashdown will take on Magnolia at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Ashdown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Murfreesboro, they will head out on the road to take on Dierks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Murfreesboro is facing Dierks at the right time seeing as Dierks is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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