In what's become a running theme this season, Franklin gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Grove City Eagles as the Franklin Knights made off with a 12-2 win. 12 seems to be a good number for Franklin as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jersey Swartz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Swartz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Franklin let Kirsten Hicks and Abigal Boland loose on the outfield. Hicks went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Boland scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rilee Hanna, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
The win (which was Franklin's third in a row) raised their record to 6-4. As for Grove City, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Franklin will head out on the road to square off against Meadville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Grove City, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Hickory at 4:00 p.m.
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