The Frankfort Redbirds will head out on the road to face off against the Massac County Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Frankfort is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses.
Frankfort will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Gallatin County on Saturday. Everything went Frankfort's way against Gallatin County as Frankfort made off with a 12-1 victory. That looming 12-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Frankfort yet this season.
Meanwhile, Massac County had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Terriers. The result was nothing new for Massac County, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Preston Summers and Noah Melcher did most of the damage at the plate: Summers scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Melcher scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Zack Krueger was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Frankfort's win bumped their record up to 6-19. As for Massac County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Frankfort suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Massac County when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Frankfort, Drew Jacobs (who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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