The Ashland Blue Devils will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Falkner Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Ashland's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in seven consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Ashland's offense. They suffered a rough 19-0 defeat at the hands of Jumpertown on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Falkner can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They blew past Thrasher 13-3. The victory was just what Falkner needed coming off of a 16-0 loss in their prior game.
Taylor Garner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Garner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emma Mauney was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Kady Duncan was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Ashland's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Falkner, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Ashland suffered a grim 23-0 defeat to Falkner in their previous meeting last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Garner, who struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Now that Ashland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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