The Ashley Screaming Eagle will take on the Sun Valley Spartans in a tournament on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 14 losses in a row, Ashley turned things around against Eastern Alamance on Monday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Eagles.
Noah Swanson
| 04/06/26 vs Eastern Alamance | 7 |
| 03/17/26 @ Wilmington Christian Academy | 5 |
| 03/31/26 @ Hoggard | 4 |
| 03/03/26 @ Whiteville | 4 |
| 03/24/26 vs New Hanover | 3 |
Noah Swanson tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Ashley's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Setzer, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Sun Valley narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past New Hanover 5-4.
Caleb Thomas looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Sun Valley is 4-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 4-6 otherwise.
The victory got Sun Valley back to even at 8-8. As for Ashley, their win bumped their record up to 2-14.
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