Softball Recap: Eastland Wins Going Away Against Ashton-Franklin Center

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

04/29/25 @ Amboy	14
03/18/25 @ West Carroll	14
05/08/25 @ Polo	12
04/15/25 vs Ashton-Franklin Center	11
04/04/25 @ Forreston	10

Eastland won against Polo on Thursday with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Cougars blew past the Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders 13-5. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by eight runs or more this season.

Eastland pushed their record up to 8-11 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Ashton-Franklin Center, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 20 of their last 21 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-27 record this season.

Eastland has already played their next game (against Amboy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Ashton-Franklin Center, they will square off against Alden-Hebron at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.