Slippery Rock has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Franklin Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Slippery Rock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Slippery Rock stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past Grove City 10-2.
Isaac McCandless and Ryan Double made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, McCandless tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Meanwhile, Double tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. McCandless has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, McCandless went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double, while Double scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sal Mineo, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Dominic Zandi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Franklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Conneaut Area by a score of 4-3.
Alex Wible made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Franklin was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Slippery Rock is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Franklin's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Slippery Rock hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .344. It's a different story for Franklin, though, as they've only averaged .247. Will they be able to contain Slippery Rock's hitters?
Slippery Rock beat Franklin 7-3 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Franklin's Zach Boland, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Slippery Rock still be able to contain Boland? There's only one way to find out.
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