Franklin is 0-3 against Nute since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Franklin Tornadoes will be playing at home against the Nute Rams at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Franklin fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Pittsfield on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 9-8.
Franklin got a massive performance out of Matt Nason, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Nason has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kourtney Kaplan, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Nute was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Pittsfield by a score of 7-5.
Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Nute, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
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