Ashland fell victim to Falkner and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 19-0 to the Eagles. The defeat continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Ashland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyra Brooks, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave Brooks a new career-high. Madyson Sanford also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Ashland's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Falkner, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ashland will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Byers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ashland is facing Byers at the right time seeing as Byers is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Falkner, they will take on Biggersville at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Biggersville has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something Falkner will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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