The Franklin Patriots will face off against the Cranbrook Kingswood Cranes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Franklin's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Glenn 8-0. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Franklin got a massive performance out of Ryan Davis, who went 4-for-5 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most RBI Davis has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Gross, who went 4-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Cranbrook Kingswood came into Thursday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Ferndale on Thursday as they made off with a 16-0 victory. That looming 16-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cranes yet this season.
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-5-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Cranbrook Kingswood, their victory bumped their record up to 11-16.
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