The Franklin Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Hillsborough Raiders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Franklin easily dispatched Barringer on Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Warriors fell just short of West Morris Mendham by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Hillsborough was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Immaculata, falling 15-6.
Hillsborough got a good showing from Krish Patel, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Those three hits allowed gave Patel a new career-low.
At the plate, Hillsborough saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was TJ Westlake, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Alex Reiling also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Hillsborough's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Franklin was able to grind out a solid victory over Hillsborough when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 6-3. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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