The Franklin Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Mansfield Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Franklin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Mansfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Franklin easily dispatched Milford on Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Panthers fell just short of Canton by a score of 7-5 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mansfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Canton 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won six in a row.
Jack Peabody spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 11 Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Mansfield's success: when he allows at most three hits the team is undefeated (and 5-7 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Mansfield's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Riley Sigman, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs.
Mansfield now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Franklin, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
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