Ashley waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Atkins Camels onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. That's two games straight that Ashley has won by exactly four runs.
Not much got past Will Hartzell, who gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks to keep Atkins off the board. Hartzell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ashley's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Bentley, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Ashley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs per game. As for Atkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Ashley will head out on the road to challenge South Central at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ashley: 1.8, South Central: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Atkins, they will be playing at home against Havelock at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
