The Franklin Lions will challenge the East Bernard Brahmas at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Bernard will be up against a hot Franklin squad: the team just extended their winning streak to 14. The Lions were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over Little River Academy on Thursday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Bernard). They put the hurt on Brazos with a sharp 18-3 victory on Thursday. The win was nothing new for the Brahmas as they're now sitting on five straight.
East Bernard got a great performance from Camden Fucik as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Ty Grigar was a standout: he got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Seth Morton, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
East Bernard kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matches.
Franklin pushed their record up to 22-3-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for East Bernard, their victory bumped their record up to 24-2.
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