Ashland entered their tilt with North Eugene with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the North Eugene Highlanders 3-2. This was payback for Ashland, who suffered an 8-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
Freeman Rountree spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Noah Shrader, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Jackson Rosenthal, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On North Eugene's side, Logan Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Ashland pushed their record up to 7-7 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for North Eugene, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9-1.
Ashland will have a chance to go back-to-back against North Eugene: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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