Franklin Community is 8-2 against Martinsville since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Martinsville Artesians at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Franklin Community and seven for Martinsville.
On Saturday, Franklin Community came up short against Cathedral and fell 5-1.
Gunner Wade was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Franklin Community saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Jones, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Martinsville also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Bedford North Lawrence by a score of 7-4.
Alex Kush put in work no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Kush was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.
Franklin Community now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Martinsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Everything went Franklin Community's way against Martinsville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Franklin Community made off with a 9-2 victory. Does Franklin Community have another victory up their sleeve, or will Martinsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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