Baseball Recap: Fishers Tigers vs. Franklin Central Flashes
Fishers entered their tilt with Franklin Central with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They skirted past the Franklin Central Flashes 2-1. That's more bragging rights for Fishers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gavin Kuzniewski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Fishers' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ben Hammond, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Franklin Central's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Weston Harvey gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up 11 Ks.
Fishers is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Franklin Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fishers will face off against Columbus North at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Columbus North has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Franklin Central, they will head out on the road to take on Greenwood at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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