Baseball Recap: Franklin Community Finds Home Field Redemption Against Perry Meridian

By Team Reports Apr 16, 2025, 1:58pm

Baseball Recap: Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs vs. Perry Meridian Falcons

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Previous Games

04/15/25 - Home4-3 W
04/10/24 - Home2-0 W
04/09/24 - Away4-7 L
04/12/23 - Away1-8 L
04/11/23 - Home7-6 W
+ 5 more games

There's no place like home for Franklin Community, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Perry Meridian Falcons on Tuesday, sneaking past 4-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

The team relied heavily on Carsten Bland, who got on base in four of his eight plate appearances with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Landen Basey, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his eight plate appearances.

Franklin Community's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Perry Meridian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

Franklin Community will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Falcons: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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