Baseball Game Preview: Franklin Yellowjackets vs. Chavez Titans

For the second straight game, Franklin will face off against Chavez. The Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Franklin has six straight victories, Chavez has 17 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Franklin's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Chavez 13-0. Considering the Yellowjackets have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Carlos Ayala

Runs (Career)

04/09/25 vs Chavez	3
03/07/25 vs Rio Vista	2
04/04/25 vs McNair	1
02/26/25 vs Amador	1

The team relied heavily on Carlos Ayala, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jay Corona, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Franklin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .526 or higher in six consecutive contests.

Chavez's loss dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Franklin, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.

Chavez's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Franklin hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .376. It's a different story for Chavez, though, as they've only averaged .148. Will they be able to contain Franklin's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.