Batesville is 8-2 against Franklin County since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Batesville Bulldogs will be staying on the road to face off against the Franklin County Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Batesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lawrenceburg as Batesville made off with a 7-1 win.
Meanwhile, Franklin County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Lions.
Garrett Kuntz was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Welch, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Batesville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Franklin County, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Batesville was able to grind out a solid victory over Franklin County in their previous meeting back in April, winning 8-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Franklin County's Blake Stephenson, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Batesville still be able to contain Stephenson? There's only one way to find out.
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