In what's become a running theme this season, Franklin gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Palo Alto Vikings with a sharp 9-1 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Franklin also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2022.
Franklin got a great performance from Kyle Pott as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Pott has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jason Harris was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Dylan Minnatee was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Palo Alto's side, they got a good showing from William Hickey, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Palo Alto saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Thom, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Palo Alto, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.
Franklin will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Casa Grande at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Casa Grande: 3, Franklin: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Palo Alto, they will challenge Woodcreek at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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