Franklinton came into Friday's match having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Rocky Mount Gryphons on Friday as they made off with a 7-1 victory. The Red Rams not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 12th.
Diego Jimenez-Arellano
| 04/04/25 vs Rocky Mount | 4 |
| 03/27/25 vs Roanoke Rapids | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Rocky Mount | 0 |
| 03/04/25 @ Nash Central | 4 |
Diego Jimenez-Arellano made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Franklinton is 3-1 when Jimenez-Arellano posts two or more runs, but 2-10 otherwise.
In other batting news, Hudson Deutsch was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Conor Simpson was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Franklinton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rocky Mount only posted a batting average of .125.
Franklinton's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-9 and their overall record up to 5-11. As for Rocky Mount, they dropped their record down to 4-8 with the loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coincidentally, Franklinton and Rocky Mount will both be playing Southern Nash the next time they take the field. The Gryphons will host the Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Red Rams will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on the 15th.
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