Baseball Preview: Nueva Esperanza vs. Franklin Towne Warriors
Nueva Esperanza and Franklin Towne are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. Nueva Esperanza will be playing in front of their home fans against the Franklin Towne Warriors at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Nueva Esperanza is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, Nueva Esperanza suffered a tough 18-4 loss at the hands of Masterman.
Meanwhile, Franklin Towne stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Olney as Franklin Towne made off with an 11-1 win.
Jordan Ross tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Braedyn Clinton, who scored four runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jayden Ocasio was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Nueva Esperanza's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Franklin Towne, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Nueva Esperanza might still be hurting after the 13-5 loss they got from Franklin Towne in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Nueva Esperanza, Brian Durso (who struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up five earned runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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