Softball Preview: Franklin County Seahawks vs. Chiles Timberwolves
The Franklin County Seahawks will head out on the road to face off against the Chiles Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Chiles' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Franklin County fell victim to a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Port St. Joe. Franklin County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Franklin County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaelynn Millender, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Franklin County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Port St. Joe only tossed three.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Chiles and Wewahitchka on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. Chiles put the hurt on Wewahitchka with a sharp 15-7 win.
Chiles got a massive performance out of Adelyn Matthews, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Kelsey Marschka was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Franklin County's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for Chiles, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-12.
Chiles' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Franklin County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Chiles, though, as they've been averaging only 2.7. Will Franklin County keep running through batters, or will Chiles buck the trend?
Franklin County beat Chiles 9-6 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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