Ashland has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Ashland had just enough and edged St. John's Jesuit out 3-2.
Meanwhile, Perrysburg waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 8-3.
Aaron Banks looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Trent Bezek was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Kessinger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Ashland's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. As for Perrysburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Ashland came up short against Perrysburg when the teams last played back in May of 2016, falling 7-4. Thankfully for Ashland, Trevor Hafner (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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