Paul Laurence Dunbar had lost ten straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 8-25 to make it 11. They fell 4-1 to the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2018.
Paul Laurence Dunbar saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Teppei Nagano, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
As for Franklin-Simpson, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-12. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly three runs.
On Franklin-Simpson's side, Boy Blanckenberg spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits.
On the hitting side, Brady Delk was excellent, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Gass, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Paul Laurence Dunbar has already played their next matchup (against Simon Kenton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Franklin-Simpson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Westmoreland at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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