Baseball Preview: Franklin Indians vs. Lansdowne Vikings
The Franklin Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Lansdowne Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin has now lost 12 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 22.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Franklin had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Randallstown.
Mathew Guzman put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Guzman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Guzman wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Spencer Logwood, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Franklin didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Randallstown only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Lansdowne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Parkville by a score of 4-3.
Mike Lambert was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Franklin's record now sits at 4-12-1. As for Lansdowne, their record now sits at 8-11.
Franklin beat Lansdowne 10-6 in their previous matchup back in May of 2019. Will Franklin repeat their success, or does Lansdowne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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