The Franklin Wildcats will face off against the Turlock Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Franklin sitting on eight straight wins and Turlock on nine.
Franklin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Mountain House. Franklin might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 16 matches by six runs or more this season.
Dylan Wood tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jordan Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jason Harris, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Turlock sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over McClatchy on Tuesday.
Talan Castro was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Turlock, they pushed their record up to 21-8 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Everything went Franklin's way against Turlock in their previous meeting back in May of 2018 as Franklin made off with an 8-0 victory. Does Franklin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Turlock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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