Ashley had lost ten straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 4-17 to make it 11. They lost 10-1 to the North Brunswick Scorpions. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Scorpions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-4 back in March.
Ashley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Setzer, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Cam Utter also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
As for North Brunswick, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. Considering they have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
On North Brunswick's side, Dylan Stacks made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. That's the most strikeouts Stacks has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for North Brunswick: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-8 otherwise.
In other batting news, Ryan Grisso and Jonah Campbell did most of the damage at the plate: Grisso got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Campbell got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. North Brunswick is undefeated when Grisso posts two or more runs, but 6-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Andrew Corbin, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Coming up, Ashley will head out to face off against New Hanover at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for North Brunswick, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against South Brunswick at 6:30 p.m. The Cougars' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Scorpions' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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