It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Franklin Community can now relate to. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Whiteland Warriors on Tuesday. Franklin Community was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Whiteland apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Adeline Blackwell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Annabelle Richter, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Whiteland's side, Jordyn Crouch made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Crouch has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Crouch was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kiley Sullivan and Josslyn Harbert did most of the damage at the plate: Sullivan scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Harbert scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Franklin Community now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Whiteland, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Franklin Community does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Whiteland, they will square off against East Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Whiteland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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