The South Brunswick Cougars will head out to square off against the Ashley Screaming Eagle at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Brunswick is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
South Brunswick made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Ledford, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Cougars fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 10-8 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cougars have suffered since March 12th.
Ashley came out on top against Hoggard on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run fifth inning. The Screaming Eagle blew past the Vikings 13-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Screaming Eagle.
Ashley got a great performance from Jackson Lee as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Quinn Bentley was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Tanner Berry, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Ashley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hoggard only posted an OBP of .318.
Ashley's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for South Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
South Brunswick couldn't quite get it done against Ashley in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 6-3. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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