Baseball Recap: Father Judge Crusaders vs. Franklin Towne Warriors
Father Judge entered their tilt with Franklin Towne with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Franklin Towne Warriors on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Father Judge, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Dan Krause looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matt Kimbrell, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mark Eddis, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Franklin Towne's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braedyn Clinton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Matthew Lawless was another key contributor, getting on base in all two of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Father Judge is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Franklin Towne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Father Judge will square off against Neumann-Goretti at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Neumann-Goretti is on a four-game streak of home wins, Father Judge a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Franklin Towne, they are on the road again on Monday to play Tacony Academy Charter at 3:15 p.m. Franklin Towne is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season.
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