Dedham had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 6-12 to make it four. They fell just short of the Ashland Clockers by a score of 3-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Clockers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-6 back in April.
As for Ashland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
For Ashland's part, Chris Bratica spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up ten Ks. Bratica also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Clockers are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-8 otherwise.
At the plate, Ian McKaughan was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
As of now, neither Dedham nor Ashland have any future games scheduled.
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