Franklin will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Bath County at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Franklin nor Bath County posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Monday just wasn't the day for Franklin's offense. They fell just short of Ridgewood by a score of 1-0 on Monday.
Zach Beeson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Franklin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Standifer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Bath County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 5-1 to Brookville.
Colten Carpenter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in May of 2024.
Bath County now has a losing record of 4-5-1. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
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