After two games on the road, Ashley is heading back home. They will take on the East Columbus Gators at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. East Columbus took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Ashley, who comes in off a win.
Ashley's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against New Hanover as Ashley made off with a 15-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Ashley considering their two-run performance the match before.
Emerson Lee was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Lee has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lee was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sawyer Rigdon was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Vayda Lequire, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
East Columbus lost 9-2 to Heide Trask on Friday. East Columbus has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gracie Coyle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and six unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, East Columbus saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skylah Collins, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Ashley's win ended a 14-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-18. As for East Columbus, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6.
Ashley came up short against East Columbus when the teams last played last Thursday, falling 10-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coyle, who struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Ashley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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