Ashton Gazette 2015: Week Three

The Lady Raiders played seven games during week three of their season.  On Monday, they hosted Pecatonica.  AFC was no hit by Pecatonica and were defeated 6 to 0.  LM and SM were the only base runners for AFC.  On Tuesday, AFC hosted Orangeville for a double header.  The Lady Raiders struggled defensively during game one and committed eight errors.  Addison Wetzel, BG and LM each had a hit for AFC.  Orangeville defeated the Lady Raiders 11 to 1 in six innings.  Orangeville completed the season sweep of AFC by winning game two with a final score of 13 to 2 in five innings.  LM led the Lady Raiders with two hits.  LM, SS and LM also had hits for AFC.  The Lady Raiders traveled to Earlville for their fourth game of the week.   AFC started the game with two runs and scored again in the third and fifth innings.  LM led the Lady Raiders with four hits.  AW added two hits and LM, BG and MP each added one.  Despite nine hits, the Lady Raiders fell short and were defeated 7 to 5.  On Friday, the Lady Raiders traveled to South Beloit and completed the season sweep by defeating the Sobos 10 to 6.  AFC busted out for fifteen hits.  All nine players contributed hits and AW, BG, LM, LM and CH all had multiple hits.  LM led the team with three hits and BG hit an in the park home run. The Lady Raiders finished the week with a double header against Indian Creek.  AFC out hit Indian Creek 12 to 2 during the first game, but struggle to get runners home and were defeated 4 to 3.  SM and LM both had multiple hit games.  During the second game, the bats stayed hot for AFC and they had 12 more hits.  This time they were able to get runners home and defeated Indian Creek 7 to 1.  BG, LM, CKand CH each contributed multiple hits.  The Lady Raiders finished the week 2 and 5 and moved to 6 and 6 on the season.