Baseball Game Preview: Franklin Yellowjackets vs. McNair Eagles

Franklin is a perfect 10-0 against McNair since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Yellowjackets will challenge the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Franklin will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

Franklin can't be too worried about heading out to take on McNair: they just beat Stagg at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Yellowjackets blew past the Delta Kings 12-4 on Friday. The Yellowjackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.

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Devan McMinn was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Devian Bautista, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

Franklin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, McNair was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 24th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 19-1 to Tokay.

McNair's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Franklin, they now have a winning record of 8-7.

Everything went Franklin's way against McNair in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Franklin made off with a 19-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Yellowjackets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.