Ashland and North Eugene are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Ashland Grizzlies will be playing at home against the North Eugene Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ashland has four straight victories, North Eugene has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Ashland got the win against Eagle Point by a conclusive 14-4.
Jackson Rosenthal made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Rosenthal has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rosenthal was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Freeman Rountree and Keller Bloodworth did most of the damage at the plate: Rountree scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Bloodworth scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Anthony Albano was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Eugene came up short against Thurston on Monday and fell 6-1.
North Eugene saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Hibler, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Ashland's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for North Eugene, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8-1.
Ashland came up short against North Eugene in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-5. Can Ashland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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