Softball Preview: Franklin County Bulldogs vs. Brookhaven Panthers
Franklin County is 1-9 against Brookhaven since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Franklin County Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Brookhaven Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Franklin County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Tigers 21-2.
Greyonne Queen was a standout: she scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jessany Harness, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Brookhaven made easy work of Bogue Chitto on Thursday and carried off a 17-9 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Brookhaven.
Addi Tucker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and six unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Brookhaven got a massive performance out of Kennedi Dickey, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. Madison Benson was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two doubles, and a triple.
Franklin County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Brookhaven, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-11.
Franklin County came up short against Brookhaven in their previous meeting back in March, falling 9-4. Can Franklin County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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