Alden-Hebron kicked off their season on the road on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They suffered a tough 20-9 defeat at the hands of the Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders. Alden-Hebron was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Ashton-Franklin Center apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Rileigh Gaddini and Marissa Johnson did some serious damage despite the final result: Gaddini scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Johnson scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Maddy Mayerck was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Ashton-Franklin Center's side, they got a massive performance out of Reese Polk, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Polk is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Mershon, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
Ashton-Franklin Center's win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Alden-Hebron will head out on the road to challenge Durand at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Alden-Hebron has given up an average of 20 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Ashton-Franklin Center, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lena-Winslow at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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