Connersville was the 3-0 winner over Franklin County when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Connersville Spartans fell just short of the Franklin County Wildcats by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. Connersville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Connersville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carmen Ruble, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Franklin County's side, they got a great performance from Jillian Harris as she pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Harris has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Annie Hoff was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Stang, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Connersville's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Franklin County, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Connersville will look to defend their home field on Friday against Columbus East at 6:00 p.m. Connersville will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. Franklin County will take on Lawrenceburg at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lawrenceburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Franklin County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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