Baseball Preview: Franklin-Simpson Wildcats vs. Logan County Cougars
Franklin-Simpson is 8-2 against Logan County since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Franklin-Simpson Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Logan County Cougars at 5:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Franklin-Simpson gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They never let Glasgow onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. 13 seems to be a good number for Franklin-Simpson as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Boy Blanckenberg tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Layne Alford, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Brady Delk was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Logan County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over the Panthers.
The team relied heavily on Davin Yates, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kade Wall, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Franklin-Simpson's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. As for Logan County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
Franklin-Simpson suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Logan County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Franklin-Simpson, Isaac Stanley (who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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