Franklin had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over the Dundalk Owls. This was payback for Franklin, who suffered an 8-7 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Seth Wright was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Wright was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Franklin got a massive performance out of Jacob Wise, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andrew Guzman, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Dundalk's side, Michael Baez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Franklin will head out on the road to face off against Kenwood at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Dundalk, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Western Tech & Environmental Science at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Dundalk has given up an average of 16 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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