The Franklin County Seahawks will head out on the road to take on the Holmes County Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Franklin County was able to grind out a solid victory over Seminole County, taking the game 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Franklin County.
Cody Abercrombie spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Franklin County's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sadiq Jones, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Wil Luberto, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Holmes County beat North Bay Haven Academy 6-2 on Thursday. Six seems to be a good number for Holmes County as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Bradley Garrett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Garrett was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rayce Griffin, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
The win got Franklin County back to even at 7-7. As for Holmes County, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Franklin County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Holmes County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Franklin County came up short against Holmes County when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Franklin County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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