Ashland is 8-2 against Crater since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ashland Grizzlies will head out on the road to face off against the Crater Comets at 3:00 p.m. Ashland's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Crater's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Ashland gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged Crater out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ashland.
Cameron Oakley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Oakley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Oakley wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Rosenthal, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Ashland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Crater, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-9.
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