Franklin Community is 1-6 against Columbus East since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs will face off against the Columbus East Olympians at 8:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Franklin Community is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Plainfield on Wednesday. Franklin Community fell just short of Plainfield by a score of 1-0. The Grizzly Cubs' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Columbus East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Seymour, falling 4-0.
Franklin Community's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-1. As for Columbus East, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13-1.
Franklin Community was able to grind out a solid win over Columbus East in their previous meeting back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin Community since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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