Greenwood had lost five straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 6-16 to make it six. They fell just short of the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs by a score of 9-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Grizzly Cubs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-4 on Thursday.
As for Franklin Community, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-9. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch.
For Franklin Community's part, they got a big performance out of Addie Martin, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlynn Keser, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Coming up, Greenwood will challenge Triton Central at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Woodmen's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 10.5 runs per game this season. As for Franklin Community, they will square off against Greenwood Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.78 runs per game on average), something the Grizzly Cubs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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