Baseball Game Preview: Franklin County Tech Eagles vs. Westfield Technical Academy Tigers

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05/13/26 - Home	8-7 W
04/25/25 - Away	1-6 L
04/18/24 - Home	2-1 W
05/25/22 - Away	5-4 W
05/18/21 - Home	9-10 L
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Franklin County Tech and Westfield Technical Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Eagles will head out to face off against the Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Franklin County Tech is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

Franklin County Tech is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lenox Memorial just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Millionaires by a score of 9-8.

Hunter Donahue made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Wayde Bardwell, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Westfield Technical Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Easthampton/Hampshire 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since April 7th.

Westfield Technical Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin County Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.

Franklin County Tech came out on top in a nail-biter against Westfield Technical Academy in their previous meeting on Wednesday, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.