It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Franklin Central ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Greenwood Woodmen 6-5. For the Flashes, this counts as revenge for the 8-1 win the Woodmen walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.

Jayden Stamps
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Jayden Stamps tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over 7.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Brayden Mahoney was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Anthony Santellana, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
The victory snapped Franklin Central's losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-17 record. As for Greenwood, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Franklin Central will challenge Hamilton Southeastern at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Greenwood, they will square off against Plainfield at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Quakers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Woodmen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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