Baseball Recap: Hamilton Southeastern Royals vs. Franklin Central Flashes
Hamilton Southeastern had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Franklin Central Flashes. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hamilton Southeastern also won the last time the pair played last Thursday.
Ethan Lund tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Hamilton Southeastern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Billman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
On Franklin Central's side, Weston Harvey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Harvey has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Hamilton Southeastern is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season. As for Franklin Central, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-16.
Hamilton Southeastern will look to defend their home field on Friday against Fishers at 7:30 p.m. Hamilton Southeastern will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Franklin Central, they will take on Warren Central at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Franklin Central is facing Warren Central at the right time seeing as Warren Central is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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