The Franklin County Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Shelbyville Golden Bears at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Franklin County was able to grind out a solid win over South Dearborn, taking the game 7-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Franklin County.
Eli Butt and Garrett Kuntz did most of the damage at the plate: Butt scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Kuntz scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Kruthaupt, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Shelbyville can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They came out on top against Delta by a score of 6-1.
Gavyn Fisher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Grantland Fitzgerald was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Franklin County's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Shelbyville, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
Franklin County couldn't quite finish off Shelbyville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Franklin County, McKayne Wickham (who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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