The Ashland Hornets will head out to square off against the Southern Aroostook Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ashland will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Monday, Ashland got the win against Washburn by a conclusive 20-9. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Southern Aroostook was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They came up short against Katahdin, falling 10-1. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Southern Aroostook saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Ellingwood, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Ashland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Southern Aroostook, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Ashland suffered a grim 17-4 defeat to Southern Aroostook in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Hornets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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