Ashland extended their losing streak to seven on Monday, dropping their season record down to 1-8 in the process. They lost 14-4 to the Washburn Beavers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Beavers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-7 back in May.
As for Washburn, their win bumped their record up to 6-8. Considering they have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
For Washburn's part, Damien DuMont spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks. DuMont is becoming a predictor of the Beavers' success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-7 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Blake King was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Barnard, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Coming up, Ashland will square off against Southern Aroostook at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.18 runs per game on average), something the Hornets will no doubt try to take advantage of. Washburn does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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