There's no place like home for Franklin County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Connersville Spartans on Thursday. This was a revenge game for Franklin County, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-0 defeat when these two played last Monday.
Franklin County got a great performance from Jillian Harris as she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Harris has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Annie Hoff was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Stang, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Connersville's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carmen Ruble, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Franklin County's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Connersville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Franklin County will look to defend their home field on Monday against Lawrenceburg at 5:30 p.m. Franklin County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Connersville, they will be playing at home against Columbus East at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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