The Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Bureau Valley Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Ashton-Franklin Center has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Ashton-Franklin Center needed a bit of extra time to put away Newark. They walked away with a 19-16 win over the Norsemen.
Ashton-Franklin Center got a massive performance out of Aaron Lester, who went 2-for-5 with six stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs Lester has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Rueff, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two doubles.
Ashton-Franklin Center was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newark only posted a batting average of .289.
Bureau Valley never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Eastland on Friday. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 11-3 victory. The Storm might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
Ashton-Franklin Center has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Bureau Valley, their record is now 21-9.
Ashton-Franklin Center couldn't quite get it done against Bureau Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2018 as they fell 4-1. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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