It was a good run, but Penn-Trafford unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 6-2 to the Franklin Regional Panthers. Penn-Trafford was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but Franklin Regional's pitchers proved too tough.
Penn-Trafford saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chuck Fontana, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Franklin Regional's side, Blake Bertucci made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bertucci was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Brinker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Anthony Mitchell was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Penn-Trafford's loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-2. As for Franklin Regional, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-7.
While Penn-Trafford had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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