Franklin County is 9-1 against Rushville since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Franklin County Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Rushville Lions at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Franklin County fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Madison on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cubs by a score of 8-7. Franklin County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Braylon Kruthaupt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Kuntz, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Rushville came up short against Shelbyville on Saturday and fell 9-4. Rushville has struggled against Shelbyville recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Rushville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Reynolds, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Franklin County's record now sits at 9-12. As for Rushville, their record is now 8-10.
Everything went Franklin County's way against Rushville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Franklin County made off with a 10-0 win. Does Franklin County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rushville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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