Malcolm has gone 8-2 against Ashland-Greenwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Malcolm Clippers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays at 10:00 a.m.
Malcolm might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-3 to Auburn, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Ashland-Greenwood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Falcons.
Reese Fisher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 6.2 strikeouts per game.
On the hitting side, Ellie Milburn was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Paizlee Strode, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Ashland-Greenwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Malcolm's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Ashland-Greenwood, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Malcolm suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Ashland-Greenwood when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Malcolm avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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