It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Franklin had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Mountain House Mustangs as they made off with a 12-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Franklin, who have now won 16 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Dylan Wood spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jordan Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydn Ramos, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Mountain House's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lennox Morgan, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The win (which was Franklin's eighth in a row) raised their record to 24-5. As for Mountain House, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-10.
Franklin will take on Turlock at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Turlock: 3.3, Franklin: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Mountain House does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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