Softball Preview: Franklinton Rams vs. Southern Nash Firebirds
Franklinton is 1-9 against Southern Nash since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Franklinton Rams will head out on the road to take on the Southern Nash Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Franklinton headed into their last game having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Rocky Mount let them put that streak behind them. Everything went Franklinton's way against Rocky Mount on Tuesday as Franklinton made off with a 29-11 victory. With that win, Franklinton brought their scoring average up to 7.9 runs per game.
Madison Lada made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Lada has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lada was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Allie Mabrey was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, five runs, and six RBI. Another player making a difference was Brooke Garbooshian, who scored five runs while going 5-for-5.
Meanwhile, Southern Nash put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Northern Nash onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering Southern Nash has won 14 contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Franklinton's record now sits at 5-7. As for Southern Nash, they pushed their record up to 17-0 with that win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
Franklinton suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to Southern Nash when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southern Nash's SARAH EWERS, who struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Franklinton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
