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| 05/17/23 - Home | 14-1 W |
| 05/16/18 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 05/08/17 - Away | 7-6 W |
| 05/08/15 - Away | 10-6 W |
Franklin Academy is a perfect 4-0 against Northeastern Clinton since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Huskies will head out on the road to square off against the Cougars at 4:30 p.m.
Franklin Academy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Canton on Monday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Bears.
Meanwhile, Northeastern Clinton had just enough and edged out Richford 6-5 on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by just one run.
Baylon Cronkrite was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Northeastern Clinton is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-4 otherwise. Cronkrite was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
Cronkrite wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Wells, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Northeastern Clinton and bumps their season record up to 4-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Franklin Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Franklin Academy took their win against Northeastern Clinton when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 14-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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