Baseball Recap: Jackson Tielker leads Zionsville to victory over Franklin Central

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 5:38pm

Baseball Recap: Zionsville Eagles vs. Franklin Central Flashes

Zionsville won the last time they faced Franklin Central, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Zionsville Eagles walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Franklin Central Flashes. The win made it back-to-back victories for Zionsville.

Jackson Tielker was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Hughes, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.

On Franklin Central's side, Ty Horvath was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brian Lockhart, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.

Zionsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Franklin Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.

Zionsville will be playing at home against Kokomo at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Zionsville is facing Kokomo at the right time seeing as Kokomo is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Franklin Central, they will head out on the road to take on Indianapolis Bishop Chatard at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Franklin Central has given up an average of 6.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

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