Baseball Recap: Franklin Towne comes up short despite Braedyn Clinton's strong performance

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 6:07am

Baseball Recap: Franklin Towne Warriors vs. Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls

After flying high against Tacony Academy Charter last Monday, Franklin Towne came back down to earth. The Franklin Towne Warriors fell 12-7 to the Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls on Thursday. Franklin Towne has struggled against Archbishop Ryan recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Braedyn Clinton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jayden Ocasio, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

On Archbishop Ryan's side, Sean Cahill looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dave Perez, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Lahiff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Franklin Towne's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Archbishop Ryan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-8.

Franklin Towne will look to defend their home field on Monday against Frankford at 3:15 p.m. Frankford is coming into the game with five straight wins on the road, so Franklin Towne will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Archbishop Ryan, they will square off against Archbishop Wood at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Archbishop Wood's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Archbishop Ryan's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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