Franklin had lost five straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 8-21-1 to make it six. They came up short against the Pebble Hills Spartans, falling 17-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-7 on April 2nd.
Franklin saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ariana Carrera, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two RBI, and one double.
As for Pebble Hills, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-20. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games.
On Pebble Hills' side, Riley Cassiday and Syan Saldana did most of the damage at the plate: Cassiday got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Saldana went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Isabel Ramos was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pebble Hills, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 16-4 loss against Eastlake on the 21st.
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