Ashley is 9-1 against North Brunswick since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Ashley Screaming Eagle will be playing at home against the North Brunswick Scorpions at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Ashley sitting on five straight wins and North Brunswick on four.
Ashley stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Topsail 18-2. Ashley's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Cole Barnes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ashley got a massive performance out of Dylan Welch, who went 4-for-6 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Berry, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while North Brunswick put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for West Brunswick. North Brunswick came out on top in a nail-biter against West Brunswick and snuck past 1-0.
Ashley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for North Brunswick, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8.
Ashley came out on top in a nail-biter against North Brunswick in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 3-2. Does Ashley have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Brunswick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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