Franklin Central had lost seven straight at home dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 2-11 to make it eight. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shelbyville Golden Bears. The Flashes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Golden Bears apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Ryan Lovell was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since April 1st.
On the hitting side, Andrew Jimenez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run.
As for Shelbyville, the win got them back to even at 6-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
On Shelbyville's side, Adair Zermeno looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Zermeno has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Shelbyville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Smith, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Smith is becoming a predictor of the Golden Bears' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Gavyn Fisher was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Franklin Central has already played their next game (against Zionsville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Shelbyville, they have also already played their next matchup, a 7-2 victory against Delta on the 29th.
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