West Holmes couldn't quite beat Ashland on Wednesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point loss they were dealt last Tuesday. The West Holmes Knights fell just short of the Ashland Arrows by a score of 5-3. West Holmes has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Ashland's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Bunce, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Michael Franz, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
West Holmes' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8. As for Ashland, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
West Holmes will be playing at home against Norwayne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Norwayne's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so West Holmes' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ashland, they will head out on the road to take on Clyde at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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