Franklin County won the last time they faced South Dearborn, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Franklin County Wildcats walked away with a 7-3 victory over the South Dearborn Knights. The win made it back-to-back victories for Franklin County.
Eli Butt and Garrett Kuntz did most of the damage at the plate: Butt scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Kuntz scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Blake Stephenson, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On South Dearborn's side, Conor Huff was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
Even though they lost, South Dearborn was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Franklin County's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for South Dearborn, their defeat was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-10.
Franklin County will be playing at home against Shelbyville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Franklin County is facing Shelbyville at the right time seeing as Shelbyville is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for South Dearborn, they will head out on the road to challenge Madison at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Madison will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something South Dearborn surely won't give up without a fight.
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