Baseball Recap: Ida B. Wells Guardians vs. Franklin Quakers
Ida B. Wells put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Franklin Quakers a 9-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ida B. Wells.
Griffin Scott was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Scott has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Scott was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cole Harris and Justin Weinberg did most of the damage at the plate: Harris scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Weinberg scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Ida B. Wells has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Franklin, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-16.
Ida B. Wells will have a chance to go back-to-back against Franklin: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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