Baseball Recap: Franklin Wildcats vs. Pleasant Grove Eagles
In what's become a running theme this season, Franklin gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Pleasant Grove Eagles a 10-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Franklin as they're now sitting on six straight.
Dylan Wood looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jordan Lopez was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Minnatee, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Pleasant Grove, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-13.
Franklin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pleasant Grove: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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