Falls Lake is 10-0 against Franklin Academy since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Falls Lake Firebirds will look to defend their home field against the Franklin Academy Patriots at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Falls Lake has three straight wins, Franklin Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Falls Lake is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Northern Durham onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory on Thursday. Falls Lake might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by seven runs or more this season.
Wynterlee Glenn made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Glenn has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Glenn was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Falls Lake got a massive performance out of Khloe Massengill, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Cora Cates was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Franklin Academy came up short against East Wake Academy on Tuesday and fell 11-6.
Falls Lake's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Franklin Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Falls Lake took their victory against Franklin Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. Does Falls Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Franklin Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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