The Franklin Monroe Jets will head out on the road to face off against the Ansonia Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Franklin Monroe is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Franklin Monroe's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Marion Local on Monday. They fell just short of the Flyers by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Franklin Monroe has lost by just one run.
Keihl Johnson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Ansonia made sure to put some runs up on the board against National Trail on Friday. Ansonia came out on top against National Trail by a score of 10-6.
Franklin Monroe's loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Ansonia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Franklin Monroe came up short against Ansonia in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Franklin Monroe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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