Softball Preview: Stephens County Indians vs. Franklin County Lions
Stephens County hasn't had much luck against Franklin County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Stephens County Indians will be staying on the road to face off against the Franklin County Lions at 5:30 p.m. Stephens County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Franklin County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Stephens County is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since August 29th on Wednesday. They lost 7-0 to Prince Avenue Christian. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Indians' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Franklin County waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly five runs.
Stephens County's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-5. As for Franklin County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Stephens County came up short against Franklin County when the teams last played back in September, falling 5-0. Can Stephens County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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