Ashland and Perrysburg squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Ashland had to settle for second. They lost 8-0 to the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets. Ashland's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Perrysburg's part, not much got past Matt Hubbard, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Ashland off the board. Hubbard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Perrysburg's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Landon Winters, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Weber, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Ashland's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Perrysburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
Ashland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Perrysburg, they will challenge Southview at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Perrysburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Southview's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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