The Cranbrook Kingswood Cranes will head out to take on the Franklin Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cranbrook Kingswood came out on top against Ferndale on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run fifth inning. The Cranes never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. That looming 16-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cranes yet this season.
Meanwhile, Franklin got the win against Glenn on Wednesday by a conclusive 8-0. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 contests by six runs or more this season.
Ryan Davis was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Landon Gross was another key player, going 4-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-5-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Cranbrook Kingswood, they moved to 11-16 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
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