The Franklin Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Sharon Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Franklin has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Sharon will arrive with six straight victories.
On Tuesday, Franklin came up short against Cochranton and fell 7-3.
Abigail Boland was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
Meanwhile, Sharon's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let Jamestown get on the board and left with a 4-0 win.
Madelyn Vogan made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one triple.
Vogan wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Claire Bodien, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Sharon's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.2 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Franklin suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Sharon when the teams last played on April 1st. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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