Thursday just wasn't the day for Decatur Central's offense. They fell 4-0 to the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for Decatur Central in their matchups with Franklin Community: they've now lost four in a row.
For Franklin Community's part, Brooks McNicholas tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Trevor Lauononen was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nash Netter, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Decatur Central's defeat dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Franklin Community, they pushed their record up to 13-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Decatur Central will square off against Martinsville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Decatur Central is facing Martinsville at the right time seeing as Martinsville is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for Franklin Community, they will head out on the road to challenge University at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. University is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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