The Franklin Central Flashes will be taking part in a tournament against the McCutcheon Mavericks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Franklin Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Franklin Central's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Southport with a sharp 14-0 win. The Flashes haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Miley Smith tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
August Coons
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On the hitting side, August Coons and Adelaide Hubbard did most of the damage at the plate: Coons went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two doubles, while Hubbard went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those two doubles gave Coons a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jadyn Tinsley, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Franklin Central hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are 5-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, McCutcheon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Brownsburg, falling 13-4.
Kacie Nading made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaidynn Peckinpaugh, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run.
McCutcheon's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Franklin Central, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Franklin Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like McCutcheon struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.9 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Franklin Central couldn't quite get it done against McCutcheon when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-2. Can the Flashes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
