For the second straight game, Franklin will face off against Pleasant Grove. The Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Franklin has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Pleasant Grove will arrive with seven straight wins.
Franklin might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-4 to Pleasant Grove, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
For Pleasant Grove's part, Matt Emmons spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits. Emmons has become a key player for the Eagles: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-13 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Pleasant Grove's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zac Black, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI. Ramiro Montes was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 17-7-1. As for Pleasant Grove, their win bumped their record up to 11-14.
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