Patriots
| 04/10/25 @ Wake Prep Academy | 12 |
| 04/04/25 @ NCSSM: Durham | 8 |
| 03/28/25 vs American Leadership Academy-Johnston | 6 |
| 03/21/25 vs Cary Academy | 5 |
| 03/07/25 vs American Leadership Academy-Johnston | 4 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin Academy). They were the clear victors by a 12-6 margin over the Wake Prep Academy Guardians on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Patriots considering their two-run performance the match before.
The team relied heavily on Caleb Lantz, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Jackson Denton also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Franklin Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Franklin Academy's record now sits at 4-8. As for Wake Prep Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
Franklin Academy and Wake Prep Academy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Patriots (ranked 306th) will meet Wake Christian Academy (ranked 126th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Wake Prep Academy will square off against East Wake Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (328 vs. 106).
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