Softball Game Preview: Franklin Knights vs. Oil City Oilers

For the second straight game, Franklin will face off against Oil City. The Knights will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Oilers at 4:30 p.m.

Franklin is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Oil City 15-3 on Wednesday. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Oilers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.

For Oil City's part, Shalyn Whittemore was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Whittemore was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Ayla Hall made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Ariana Griffin, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Oil City is on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12. As for Franklin, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 2-9.