Franklin County is 1-9 against Wakulla since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Franklin County Seahawks will head out on the road to square off against the Wakulla War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Franklin County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Altha with a sharp 9-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Franklin County.
Sarah Ham made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Ham has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ham was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Franklin County let Micahlyn O'Neal and Lilah Millender loose on the outfield. O'Neal scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Millender scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Charity Larkin was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wakulla waltzed into their contest on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Everything went their way against the Buccaneers as they made off with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Wakulla, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Franklin County pushed their record up to 14-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Wakulla, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Franklin County came up short against Wakulla in their previous matchup back in February, falling 7-3. Can Franklin County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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