Baseball Preview: Frankton Eagles vs. Elwood Panthers
Frankton is 9-1 against Elwood since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Frankton Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Elwood Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Frankton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
If Frankton beats Elwood with ten runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Everything went Frankton's way against Daleville on Wednesday as Frankton made off with a 10-2 win. The result was nothing new for Frankton, who have now won three games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Wyatt Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Mason Jones and Riley Inglis did most of the damage at the plate: Jones scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Inglis scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jarrett Morris, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Elwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They suffered a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Lapel.
The victory made it two in a row for Frankton and bumps their season record up to 4-6. As for Elwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went Frankton's way against Elwood in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Frankton made off with an 18-0 win. Will Frankton repeat their success, or does Elwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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