The Turner Ashby Knights will face off against the William Monroe Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Turner Ashby 3.2, William Monroe 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Friday just wasn't the day for Turner Ashby's offense. They fell just short of Broadway by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Gobblers: they've now lost four in a row.
Tyler Hill was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
At the plate, Turner Ashby saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Mantz, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, William Monroe had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They never let the Blue Streaks get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. That looming 11-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Dragons yet this season.
Turner Ashby's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for William Monroe, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Turner Ashby couldn't quite get it done against William Monroe when the teams last played back in April as they fell 4-1. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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