The Magnolia Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Ashdown Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Magnolia can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They never let De Queen onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Ashdown narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Murfreesboro 12-11. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ashdown.
Jarred Baker looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Nash Brown was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Walt Jones, who went 1-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Magnolia is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Ashdown, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Magnolia suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Ashdown in their previous matchup back in March. Can Magnolia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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