Softball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Franklin

Lions

Previous Games

03/12/25 vs Gatesville	14-6
03/11/25 vs Thrall	4-1
03/08/25 vs Connally	17-1
03/08/25 vs Thorndale	7-2
03/07/25 vs Anderson-Shiro	14-2
+ 4 more games

Franklin waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They blew past the Gatesville Hornets 14-6. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.

Franklin's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Gatesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-6-1.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Franklin Lions face off against Thrall Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Thrall's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Gatesville, they will take on McGregor at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Gatesville 2.7, McGregor 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.