The Franklin Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Little River Academy Bumblebees at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It was a proper cat-fight when Franklin challenged Bullard on Saturday. The Lions came up short against the Panthers, falling 10-1. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Lions couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Little River Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Weiss on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 8-7. The Bumblebees' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Franklin moved to 23-4-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Little River Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Franklin was able to grind out a solid victory over Little River Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2017, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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