Norwood extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 1-5 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Ashland Clockers. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Mustangs were not able to get on the board.
As for Ashland, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
For Ashland's part, the result came thanks to Chris Bratica's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks. Bratica also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Clockers are 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Ashland saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fionn Connery, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Norwood didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 11-0 loss against Braintree on the 23rd. As for Ashland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 7-1 defeat against Hopedale on the 23rd.
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