Baseball Preview: Franklin Academy Patriots vs. Falls Lake Firebirds
Franklin Academy has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Falls Lake Firebirds at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Franklin Academy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over NCSSM: Durham.
Gabe Cuppet looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Quinn Fotheringham was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kaden Barnes, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Falls Lake can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They put the hurt on Granville Central with a sharp 16-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Falls Lake.
Falls Lake got a massive performance out of Carson Gregory, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. Micah Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Franklin Academy's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-9. As for Falls Lake, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Franklin Academy has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Falls Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Franklin Academy couldn't quite finish off Falls Lake in their previous matchup last Friday and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Falls Lake's Jacob Watson, who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Franklin Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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