The Ashland Clockers will take on the Hopedale Blue Raiders at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ashland took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Norwood get on the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Meanwhile, Hopedale entered their tilt with Blackstone-Millville on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Chargers with a sharp 10-4 victory. Considering the Blue Raiders have won three matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ashland's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hopedale, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything went Ashland's way against Hopedale when the teams last played back in April of 2018, as Ashland made off with a 10-0 victory. Do the Clockers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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