Pleasant Grove fell victim to Franklin and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Franklin Wildcats. The defeat continues a trend for Pleasant Grove in their matchups with Franklin: they've now lost eight in a row.
For Franklin's part, Dylan Wood looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Wood has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Franklin got a massive performance out of Jordan Lopez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Lopez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Dylan Minnatee was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Pleasant Grove's loss dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Franklin, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 22-5.
While Pleasant Grove had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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