Plainfield fell victim to Franklin Community and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They fell just short of the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Plainfield's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Carter Orner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He also brought in his first walk of the season.
On Franklin Community's side, Plainfield's batters probably weren't too happy with Gunner Wade, who pitched a no hitter and racked up seven Ks (he gave up three walks).
At the plate, Franklin Community's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carsten Bland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Plainfield dropped their record down to 11-10 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Franklin Community, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Plainfield beat Franklin Community by a score of 8-5 later that day.
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