After flying high against Coronado on Friday, Franklin came back down to earth. The Cougars lost 15-4 to the Montwood Rams on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rams this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 25-7 back in March.
Franklin saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jade Ansley, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Franklin has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-17-1 record this season. As for Montwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
Franklin will challenge Eastwood at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Troopers have averaged an impressive 9.6 runs per game this season. Montwood has already played their next contest (against Eastlake), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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