Greenwood won the last time they faced Franklin Central, and things went their way on Monday too. The Greenwood Woodmen put the hurt on the Franklin Central Flashes with a sharp 8-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Greenwood.
The team relied heavily on Landen Smith, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Micah Vessely, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Franklin Central's side, they got a good showing from Dylan Pearson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Franklin Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Schwark, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Greenwood's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. As for Franklin Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-14.
Greenwood will head out on the road to take on Plainfield at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Plainfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Franklin Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hamilton Southeastern at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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