Franklin County won the last time they faced Northeastern, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Franklin County Wildcats walked away with a 5-2 win over the Northeastern Knights. That's two games straight that Franklin County has won by exactly three runs.
Ben Becker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Eli Butt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kaden Welch, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Northeastern's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden White, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Northeastern hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Franklin County and bumps their season record up to 8-10. As for Northeastern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.
Franklin County will look to defend their home field on Monday against Lawrenceburg at 5:30 p.m. Lawrenceburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Franklin County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Northeastern, they will head out on the road to challenge Winchester Community at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Winchester Community is coming into the game with three straight wins at home, so Northeastern will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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