Baseball Recap: West Franklin's Win on Monday Extends Winning Streak to 11

Falcons

Previous Games

05/05/25 vs Crest	10-5
05/05/25 vs Crest	7-6
05/01/25 @ Chase County	13-3
05/01/25 @ Chase County	16-0
04/28/25 @ Lebo	7-1
+ 6 more games

West Franklin waltzed into their match on Monday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Crest Lancers. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 7-6 on Monday.

Brig Corwine and Gunnar McMahan made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Corwine tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, McMahan struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk). Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At bat, Corwine got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs, while McMahan went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.

In other batting news, Zeek Dowd was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.

West Franklin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crest only posted an OBP of .250.

West Franklin's win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Crest, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-9 record this season.

West Franklin will venture away from home to take on Osage City at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Falcons are facing the Indians at the right time seeing as the Indians are stuck on a six-game losing streak. Crest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.