The Franklin Wildcats are on the road again on Thursday to play the Rocklin Thunder at 4:00 p.m. Franklin's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Rocklin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Franklin heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Wednesday. They fell just short of Rocklin by a score of 5-4.
Franklin got a good showing from Kyle Pott, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Pott has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tyler Cody was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Franklin's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-6. As for Rocklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season.
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