Baseball Preview: Frankton Eagles vs. Eastern Hancock Royals
Frankton has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Eastern Hancock Royals at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Frankton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Frankton fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Cowan on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blackhawks by a score of 6-5.
Caine Oakley was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Max Barr, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hancock waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Titans a 13-0 shutout.
Eastern Hancock let Carson Borden and Chase Stewart loose on the outfield. Borden scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Stewart scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Borden has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Retherford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Frankton's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Eastern Hancock, they pushed their record up to 7-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Frankton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Eastern Hancock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Frankton's way against Eastern Hancock in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Frankton made off with a 14-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Frankton 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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