Baseball Recap: Franklin Sets Scoring Season-High Against Finney

Bulldogs

Team Score (Highest)

05/09/25 vs Finney	11
04/23/25 vs Wilson Magnet/Early College International/School Without Walls	9
05/08/25 @ Wilson Magnet/Early College International/School Without Walls	7
04/30/25 @ Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter	7
04/25/25 @ Edison Tech	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin). They blew past the Finney Falcons 11-3 on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bulldogs as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.

Jordan Forman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. He has become a key player for Franklin: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-7 otherwise.

Forman wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Yeiderber Munoz, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Jariel Castoire was another, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Franklin's win bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Finney, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Franklin will head out to challenge Bishop Kearney at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Kings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.89 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Finney, they will head out on the road to take on Harley Allendale Columbia at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.