
Flashes
05/05/25 vs Ben Davis | 15 |
05/01/25 vs Southport | 14 |
04/19/25 vs Edwardsburg | 14 |
05/09/25 @ Lawrence Central | 12 |
04/12/25 vs Jennings County | 10 |
Franklin Central won against Ben Davis on Monday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Flashes blew past the Lawrence Central Bears 15-3. Considering the Flashes have won six games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kiley Renick made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Renick was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Adelaide Hubbard and Audrina Yorn did most of the damage at the plate: Hubbard went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Yorn went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those three hits gave Hubbard a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of August Coons, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one double.
Franklin Central hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are 8-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
The win (which was Franklin Central's third in a row) raised their record to 12-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lawrence Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
Franklin Central wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 7-2 win against Perry Meridian on the 10th. Lawrence Central has also already played their next game (against Warren Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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