Baseball Game Preview: Franklin Central Flashes vs. Brownsburg Bulldogs

The Franklin Central Flashes will square off against the Brownsburg Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with 11 defeats in a row, Franklin Central turned things around against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard on Tuesday. They never let the Trojans get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory.

Franklin Central got a great performance from Ryan Lovell as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nevan Tutterow, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Nate Schwark was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs.

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Brownsburg nor Decatur Central made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Bulldogs walked away with a 4-1 win over the Hawks. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Brownsburg saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Canyon Koonce, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. Koonce is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Jackson Wagner also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-13. As for Brownsburg, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.

Franklin Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Brownsburg in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-4. Do the Flashes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.