Baseball Game Preview: Lincoln County Falcons vs. Franklin County Rebels

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Previous Games

03/07/25 - Away	9-4 W
03/04/24 - Home	5-0 W
04/22/23 - Away	10-1 W
04/20/23 - Home	6-0 W
04/30/22 - Away	11-12 L
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Lincoln County has gone 9-1 against Franklin County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Falcons will welcome the Rebels at 1:00 p.m. Lincoln County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Franklin County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

While Lincoln County's win against Marshall County wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Falcons' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won five in a row.

Meanwhile, Franklin County came up short against Wilson Central on Friday, falling 10-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Rebels in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.

Franklin County got a good showing from Konner Lively, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

On the hitting side, Franklin County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Casen Gilliam, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Elijah Dorrell also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Lincoln County's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Franklin County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.

Lincoln County was able to grind out a solid victory over Franklin County in their previous matchup back in March, winning 9-4. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rebels turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.