North Brunswick is 1-9 against Ashley since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North Brunswick Scorpions will head out on the road to square off against the Ashley Screaming Eagle at 6:30 p.m. North Brunswick is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
North Brunswick's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They skirted past West Brunswick 1-0.
Meanwhile, Ashley stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Topsail 18-2. Ashley's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Cole Barnes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ashley got a massive performance out of Dylan Welch, who went 4-for-6 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Tanner Berry, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
North Brunswick's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Ashley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
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