Franklin County extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping their season record down to 8-18 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Great Crossing. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Flyers have suffered since April 18th.
As for Great Crossing, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 13-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games.
For Great Crossing's part, Landen Walters tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave Walters a new career-high.
At the plate, Chase Little and Cooper Duvall did most of the damage at the plate: Little went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Duvall went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Brenton Alcorn, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Looking ahead, Franklin County will square off against Garrard County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Great Crossing, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Corbin at 7:00 p.m. Great Crossing are facing the Redhounds at the right time seeing as the Redhounds are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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