After flying high against Stamford Central last Tuesday, Franklin Central came back down to earth. The Franklin Central Purple Devils lost 23-9 to the Cherry Valley-Springfield Patriots on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for Franklin Central in their matchups with Cherry Valley-Springfield: they've now lost five in a row.
Franklin Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Cawley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lucas Van Dyke, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Franklin Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Cherry Valley-Springfield, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-5.
Franklin Central will head out on the road to take on Worcester at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Franklin Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Cherry Valley-Springfield, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Richfield Springs Central, where first pitch is scheduled at 12:00 p.m. Cherry Valley-Springfield knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Richfield Springs Central likes a good challenge.
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