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| 04/26/24 - Home | 9-6 W |
| 04/18/24 - Away | 9-0 W |
| 04/29/23 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 04/19/22 - Away | 11-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Newton Local is a perfect 10-0 against Franklin Monroe since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Indians will host the Jets at 5:00 p.m. Newton Local knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Franklin Monroe likes a good challenge.
If Newton Local beats Franklin Monroe with ten runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Indians never let Botkins get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Franklin Monroe had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Panthers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Jets have posted since April 30, 2024.
Chase Stebbins made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. He is becoming a predictor of Franklin Monroe's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Stebbins was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Stebbins wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Hurley, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Another was Brandt Filbrun, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Newton Local's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Franklin Monroe, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Newton Local was able to grind out a solid victory over Franklin Monroe in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 9-6. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Jets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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