The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs are taking a road trip to challenge the Greenwood Christian Academy Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Franklin Community has three straight wins, Greenwood Christian Academy has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Franklin Community sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 victory over Greenwood. That's two games straight that the Grizzly Cubs have won by exactly two runs.
Franklin Community got a big performance out of Addie Martin, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlynn Keser, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Franklin Community was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. They are 9-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Greenwood Christian Academy fell victim to Perry Meridian and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 16-0 to the Falcons. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Cougars haven't been shut out since back in April.
Franklin Community's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9. As for Greenwood Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Everything went Franklin Community's way against Greenwood Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, as Franklin Community made off with a 16-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Grizzly Cubs 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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