Baseball Game Preview: Garfield Bulldogs vs. Franklin Quakers

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2024, 9:03am

Baseball Preview: Garfield Bulldogs vs. Franklin Quakers

Garfield is 7-0 against Franklin since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Garfield Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Franklin Quakers at 3:45 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Garfield fell victim to Eastside Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders. Garfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Franklin also failed to score in their most recent game. They suffered a rough 7-0 defeat at the hands of Chief Sealth on Monday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Franklin in their matchups with Chief Sealth: they've now lost eight in a row.

Franklin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Theo Ingram, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.

Garfield's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.

Garfield took their victory against Franklin when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 20-0. Does Garfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Franklin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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