The Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the South Beloit Sobos at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Ashton-Franklin Center will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Ashton-Franklin Center needed a bit of extra time to put away Amboy. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Clippers. While the Raiders didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The team relied heavily on Chase Near, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Thomas, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Near wasn't the only one making solid contact: Ashton-Franklin Center kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, South Beloit suffered their closest defeat since April 20, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Harvest Christian Academy by a score of 9-7. The Sobos have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Beloit saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Richard Carlson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Ashton-Franklin Center pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for South Beloit, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Ashton-Franklin Center took their victory against South Beloit in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the squad 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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