Franklin is 0-10 against Lincoln since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Franklin Quakers will head out on the road to square off against the Lincoln Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. Franklin will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought match, but Franklin had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Lincoln.
Silas Combs was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Combs has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Combs was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ryan Ghazi was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases. Another player making a difference was Sean Dauch, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Lincoln, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-8.
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