The Ashland Arrows will head out on the road to square off against the West Holmes Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ashland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Ashland is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past West Holmes 11-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Luke Bryant made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Bryant has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bryant was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Alex Grissinger and Ethan Bunce did most of the damage at the plate: Grissinger scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Bunce scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Michael Franz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Ashland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for West Holmes, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
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