Franklin Towne is 2-8 against Central since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Franklin Towne Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Central Lancers at 3:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Franklin Towne's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Nueva Esperanza 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Franklin Towne.
Shane Sliwinski spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Franklin Towne got a massive performance out of Robert Brant, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Dalton Rdesinski was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Central's way against Olney on Monday as Central made off with a 16-0 win.
Franklin Towne's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Franklin Towne might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Franklin Towne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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