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By Joel Frady
The Ashe County High School varsity baseball team returned to
winning fashion on Tuesday, March 31, when
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they hosted the Alleghany Trojans in West Jefferson. The game
didn't start out well, with Alleghany scoring two runs in the
top of the first inning, but the Huskies took control of the
game by scoring 12 unanswered runs over the next five innings
to earn a 12-2 victory.
"We came out and we hit the ball well," said Head
Coach Ronnie Pruitt. "We were aggressive at the plate and
put the ball in play. We did a good job of moving the runners
around and getting them in scoring position, and Cory Roten
did a good job of pitching."
Pruitt added that the win "brought the morale up. They
were glad to get a win."
The Huskies' match against West Wilkes in Miller's Creek on
Wednesday, April 1, was the opposite of Tuesday for Ashe County:
they took a 1-0 lead when senior Ethan Wyatt's single drove
in Cory Roten in the top of the second inning, but the Huskies
were unable to cross the plate again en route to a 7-1 defeat.
Despite the loss, Pruitt said the team showed improvement and
the final score "didn't indicate what the game was really
like." He said he liked "the fact that we did, overall,
put the ball in play better than we have been. But we didn't
do it at the right times - like when we had the bases loaded
with one out" in the top of the fifth inning.
He noted that the "defense is playing very well" and
"made some outstanding plays in the field that kept us
in the ballgame."
After the two non-conference matches, the Huskies visited Forbush
on Friday, April 3, in search of their first conference win.
The team's battled throughout, exchanging the lead several times
in the first three innings before a four-run fourth inning gave
Forbush a 7-2 advantage. The Huskies cut the deficit to 7-4
in the top of the sixth inning, but gave up three runs in the
bottom of the inning to trail 10-4.
The Huskies made a comeback attempt in the top of the seventh,
scoring four runs to cut the Forbush lead to two before Forbush
was able to earn the third out and end the game.
The loss at Forbush dropped the Huskies to 0-5 in the Mountain
Valley Conference and 4-6 overall. The results of a home game
against Wilkes Central, scheduled for Thursday, April 9, were
unavailable at press time. The game was originally scheduled
for Tuesday, April 7, but was delayed due to snow. The Huskies
will then host Surry Central on Tuesday, April 14.
To find out more about the Ashe County High School baseball
program, call (336) 846-2400 or click to www.ashe.k12.nc.us/achs/web/home/index.htm.
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