The Bureau Valley Storm will head out to square off against the Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ashton-Franklin Center took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bureau Valley, who comes in off a win.
Bureau Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Galva as they made off with a 10-0 win. The Storm not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 23rd (when they won 11-1).
Ashton-Franklin Center couldn't beat Lena-Winslow on Monday even though they stacked five runs on them in the first inning. The Raiders lost 18-7 to the Panthers. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Otto Horner and Chase Near stepped up to the plate in a big way. Horner went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Near got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run. That double was Horner's first of the season.
Ashton-Franklin Center's loss dropped their record down to 4-16-1. As for Bureau Valley, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 10-11.
Bureau Valley beat Ashton-Franklin Center 10-7 in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Storm since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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