Greenfield entered their tilt with Franklin County Tech with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Franklin County Tech Eagles a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Greenfield has scored all season.
For Franklin County Tech's part, Hannah Gilbert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up eight Ks. Gilbert has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
Greenfield pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Franklin County Tech, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greenfield will square off against Mount Greylock Regional at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Greenfield's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Mount Greylock Regional's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Franklin County Tech, they will head out on the road to challenge Northampton at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Franklin County Tech is facing Northampton at the right time seeing as Northampton is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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