Central is 8-2 against Franklin Towne since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Central Lancers will be playing at home against the Franklin Towne Warriors at 3:00 p.m. Central will be looking to keep their 19-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Haverford School on Saturday. They lost 7-1 to the Fords.
Franklin Towne aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Thursday extended their overall winning streak to four. They won by a run and slipped past Frankford 8-7.
Jayden Ocasio made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ocasio was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Matthew Lawless was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jose Rivera, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Franklin Towne, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Franklin Towne when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 6-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Franklin Towne's Dalton Rdesinski, who struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Central still be able to contain Rdesinski? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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