Baseball Recap: Northampton Has No Trouble Against Franklin

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Previous Games

03/28/25 - Away	17-1 W
04/30/24 - Home	1-0 W
03/26/24 - Away	21-0 W
04/01/22 - Away	27-7 W
03/18/22 - Home	20-3 W
+ 5 more games

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bruton, Northampton was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Franklin Broncos 17-1. The victory continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Broncos: they've now won nine in a row.

Trent Ferebee made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ferebee was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).

In other batting news, Riley Carpenter and Brock Leland did most of the damage at the plate: Carpenter scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Leland scored two runs and stole four bases. That's the most runs Leland has posted since back in April of 2024. Jacob Brown was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one stolen base.

Northampton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .677. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin only posted an OBP of .273.

The win got Northampton back to even at 1-1. As for Franklin, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

Coming up, Northampton will host Lancaster at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Franklin, they will face off against Surry County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.