Baseball Game Preview: Penn-Trafford Warriors vs. Franklin Regional Panthers

For the second straight game, Penn-Trafford will face off against Franklin Regional. The Warriors will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Panthers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Penn-Trafford has seven straight wins, Franklin Regional has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

If Penn-Trafford beats Franklin Regional with seven runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Warriors came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 7-3 on Monday.

Hunter Brown looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 13 consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Brayden Stone was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Casciato, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Penn-Trafford pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Penn-Trafford has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Franklin Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 4.6 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.