The Franklin Knights will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Cochranton Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Cochranton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Franklin, who comes in off a win.
Franklin is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Seneca. Franklin was the clear victors by an 11-4 margin over Seneca on Wednesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Knights as it put an end to their 11-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Nate Fezell
| 03/19/25 @ Seneca | 5 |
| 05/15/24 @ Oil City | 3 |
| 03/25/24 @ Northwestern | 3 |
| 05/13/24 vs Hickory | 2 |
| 04/26/24 @ Sharon | 2 |
Nate Fezell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Drew Kockler was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Cochranton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Conneaut Area, falling 9-1.
Cochranton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Walker Carroll, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
