Racine Horlick had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 10-16 to make it four. They came up short against the Franklin Sabers, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Sabers this season, with their most recent loss being a 5-0 defeat on Wednesday.
As for Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
For Franklin's part, Sam Ortiz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Ortiz has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Franklin let Dominick Walters and Nick Firle run wild. Walters went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Firle went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. That's the most hits Walters has posted over his last seven matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Onyu Lee, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
As of now, neither Racine Horlick nor Franklin have any future games scheduled.
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