Baseball Recap: Franklin falls despite strong effort from Kourtney Kaplan

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Franklin fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Wilton-Lyndeborough on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wilton-Lyndeborough Warriors by a score of 6-5. The loss continues a trend for Franklin in their matchups with Wilton-Lyndeborough: they've now lost five in a row.

Kourtney Kaplan was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Owen Hannigan, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Wilton-Lyndeborough, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.

Franklin will be playing at home against Farmington at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Wilton-Lyndeborough, they will head out on the road to take on Hinsdale at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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