Franklin is on an eight-game streak of home wins, while Centerville is on an eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Lions will host the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Franklin 3, Centerville 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Franklin proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by six) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitchers stepped up to hand East Bernard a 2-0 shutout.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Centerville and Latexo had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Centerville was the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Latexo on Tuesday. Considering Centerville has won ten contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Jake Pineda, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Brooke, who went 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Centerville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2024.
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-3-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Centerville, their win bumped their record up to 18-2-1.
Franklin was able to grind out a solid victory over Centerville in their previous meeting back in March of 2016, winning 6-2. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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