Armstrong is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Franklin Regional is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Armstrong River Hawks will take on the Franklin Regional Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Franklin Regional took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Armstrong, who comes in off a win.
In what's become a running theme this season, Armstrong gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Elizabeth Forward as Armstrong made off with a 10-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Armstrong considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Brayden Wright made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Wright has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wright was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI.
In other pitching news, Garrette Brumbaugh looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Rory Pschirer was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Chase Jablonski, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Franklin Regional didn't have quite enough to beat Fox Chapel on Tuesday and fell 4-2.
Franklin Regional saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was NJ Ramchandran, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Armstrong is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for Franklin Regional, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Armstrong suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Franklin Regional in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Armstrong avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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