Franklin County had lost six straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 4-8 to make it seven. They fell just short of the Collins Titans by a score of 15-13. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (12), the Flyers still had to take the loss.
Seaton Wix
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Seaton Wix was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Franklin County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-7 when he doesn't). Jack Ross was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with four runs.
As for Collins, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games.
On Collins' side, Braden Schwartz was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Floden, who went 3-for-4 with three runs.
Franklin County and Collins could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings. The Flyers will square off against Montgomery County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (86 vs. 15). Meanwhile, Collins (ranked 117th) will meet Spencer County (ranked 31st) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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