Grant is 0-10 against Franklin since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Grant Generals will head out on the road to take on the Franklin Quakers at 4:30 p.m. Grant is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Grant will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Cleveland, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Grant narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cleveland 7-5.
Meanwhile, Franklin was able to grind out a solid win over Roosevelt on Thursday, taking the game 12-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Franklin.
Grace Vaupel looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
At the plate, Franklin let Bobbi Jean Wixon and Elsie Ostrom loose on the outfield. Jean Wixon scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Ostrom scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Reed, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Grant has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season. As for Franklin, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Grant might still be hurting after the 13-5 loss they got from Franklin in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Grant avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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