Malvern is 1-6 against Ashdown since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Malvern Leopards will head out on the road to square off against the Ashdown Panthers at 5:00 p.m.
Malvern is is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of De Queen by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Malvern has lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, Ashdown put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over Arkadelphia. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ashdown.
The team relied heavily on Caleb Blankenship, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and four RBI. Leeland Garrett was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Malvern's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Ashdown, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Malvern might still be hurting after the 17-7 defeat they got from Ashdown in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ashdown's Grayson Porter, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Now that Malvern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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