Home Field Edge Continues with Tourists Win
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists entered Thursday night with the best home record in the South Atlantic League since the All-Star Break. Asheville improved that record with a 6-3 series opening win over the Charleston RiverDogs; their third win in four games this homestand.The Tourists jumped out to a 2-0 lead
ASHEVILLE- The Asheville Tourists entered Thursday night with the best home record in the South Atlantic League since the All-Star Break. Asheville improved that record with a 6-3 series opening win over the Charleston RiverDogs; their third win in four games this homestand.
The Tourists jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
After Charleston plated one in the top of the third,
Charleston inched a little closer in the top of the eighth with another run but Asheville once again had an answer.
The win keeps the Tourists tied for first place and pushes the RiverDogs to three games back. These two teams will face off three more times in the series with Friday's contest scheduled for 7:05pm.