Baseball Preview: Grove City Eagles vs. Franklin Knights
The Grove City Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Franklin Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Grove City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Grove City needed a bit of extra time to put away Conneaut Area. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Eagles 5-4.
Ethan Adams was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Franklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 10-0 to Titusville.
Franklin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Turner, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases.
Grove City's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-6. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Franklin's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Grove City hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .326. It's a different story for Franklin, though, as they've only averaged .246. Will they be able to contain Grove City's hitters?
Everything went Grove City's way against Franklin when the teams last played back in April as Grove City made off with an 11-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grove City since the squad 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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