Ashe County is 1-9 against Watauga since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ashe County Huskies will square off against the Watauga Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ashe County will head into Monday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 11-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Freedom on Monday. Ashe County came out on top in a nail-biter against Freedom and snuck past 6-4.
Meanwhile, Watauga put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over Ashe County. The win was nothing new for Watauga as they're now sitting on three straight.
Not much got past Jameson Hodges, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Ashe County off the board. Hodges has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Evan Burroughs was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. Maddox Greene was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Ashe County's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-8. As for Watauga, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Ashe County might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Watauga in their previous matchup on Friday. Can Ashe County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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