The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs will square off against the Columbus East Olympians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Franklin Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Franklin Community will bounce into Monday's game after beating Decatur Central, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Franklin Community came out on top in a nail-biter against Decatur Central on Thursday and snuck past 4-2.
Annabelle Richter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aubrey Leugers, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Martin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Columbus East was a bit more limited in their matchup on Wednesday. They fell just short of Indian Creek by a score of 4-2.
Franklin Community's victory bumped their record up to 12-13. As for Columbus East, their loss dropped their record down to 11-15.
Franklin Community beat Columbus East 8-3 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Columbus East's Savanna Sullivan, who fired off two home runs and three runs while going 3-for-3. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Franklin Community still be able to contain Sullivan? There's only one way to find out.
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