The Shelby County Rockets will head out on the road to take on the Franklin County Flyers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shelby County has now lost 12 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 14.
Shelby County lost 11-5 to South Oldham on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Rockets have lost by exactly six runs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Franklin County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past Anderson County 12-5 on Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Flyers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Franklin County got a massive performance out of Jack Ross, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Ross is becoming a predictor of the Flyers' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-3 (and 6-17 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jack King, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Franklin County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April.
Franklin County's record is now 12-20. As for Shelby County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-19-1.
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