The Franklin County Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Knightstown Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Franklin County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Franklin County barely beat Rushville the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wildcats never let the Lions get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Annie Hoff
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Franklin County let Annie Hoff and Tiffany Billman run wild. Hoff went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run, while Billman went 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. Those two doubles gave Hoff a new career-high. Ava Moore also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Franklin County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .324 or higher in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Knightstown's offense. They came up short against Connersville on Thursday, falling 10-0. The Panthers have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Knightstown now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Franklin County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Knightstown's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Franklin County has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .526. It's a different story for Knightstown, though, as they've only averaged .358. Will they be able to contain Franklin County's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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