The Genoa Central Dragons will head out to challenge the Ashdown Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ashdown's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Genoa Central hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Dragons' pitchers stepped up to hand Centerpoint a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ashdown duked it out with Bismarck on Wednesday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Lions. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Gunnar Altenbaumer and Walt Jones did most of the damage at the plate: Altenbaumer went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double, while Jones scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Wood Walton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Genoa Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Ashdown, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Genoa Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Ashdown in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dragons since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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