Ashland entered their tilt with Norwalk with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Norwalk Truckers with a sharp 11-2 victory on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Ashland, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Alex Grissinger made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Grissinger was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Ashland got a big performance out of Ethan Bunce, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Michael Franz, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Ashland is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Norwalk, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Ashland will be playing at home against Vermilion at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Vermilion: 3.3, Ashland: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Norwalk, they will head out on the road to challenge Bowsher at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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