Franklin Community won the last time they faced Decatur Central, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Everything went the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs' way against the Decatur Central Hawks as the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs made off with a 7-1 win.
Braeden Burton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Trevor Lauononen was excellent, going 1-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Carsten Bland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Decatur Central's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Franklin Community is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Decatur Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
Franklin Community will have a chance to go back-to-back against Decatur Central: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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