Ashley Ridge is 2-8 against Berkeley since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Ashley Ridge Swamp Foxes will head out on the road to take on the Berkeley Stags at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, it was close, but Ashley Ridge sidestepped Hickory Grove Christian for a 2-1 win.
Andrew McLaughlin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Ashley Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Dominianni, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Berkeley is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Greenbrier Christian Academy. Berkeley won by a run and slipped past Greenbrier Christian Academy 4-3.
Ashley Ridge made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Berkeley, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Ashley Ridge came up short against Berkeley when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Ashley Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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