The Ashland Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Schenck Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ashland is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Hodgdon with a sharp 35-6 win on Wednesday. The Hornets haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Schenck made easy work of Lee Academy on Wednesday and carried off a 9-1 win.
Morgan Perley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in both of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddy Austin, who went 3-for-4 with five stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Harlee Sprague, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Ashland now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Schenck, their record now sits at 9-3.
Everything went Ashland's way against Schenck in their previous matchup back in June of 2018, as Ashland made off with a 24-3 victory. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Wolverines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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