The Ashland Oredockers will venture away from home to take on the Spooner Rails at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ashland barely beat Rice Lake the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Oredockers put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 19-7 victory on Friday. The Oredockers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by six runs or more this season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Spooner and Cameron meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Rails' pitcher stepped up to hand the Comets an 11-0 shutout.
Evan Potaczek made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up a single walk any time he's pitched this season. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those RBI were his first of the season.
In other batting news, Spooner let Mason Sobralski and Jarrett Meier run wild. Sobralski went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs, while Meier went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one stolen base. Sobralski is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Shamari Fahie, who earned two RBI and two runs.
The win made it two in a row for Ashland and bumps their season record up to 3-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.5 runs over those games. As for Spooner, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-1.
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