In what's become a running theme this season, Ashville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over the Pennington Tigers. That's more bragging rights for Ashville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jaden Harris and Drew Layfield made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Harris tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Layfield pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Harris has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Harris scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Layfield got on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dylan Palmer, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Charlie Hyde was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Ashville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Pennington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Ashville beat Pennington by a score of 17-9 later that day.
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