The Frankfort Falcons are taking a road trip to challenge the Spring Mills Cardinals at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Frankfort put up the most points they have all season on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 20-8 margin over East Hardy. The win continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won four in a row.
Frankfort got a massive performance out of Blake Jacobs, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases Jacobs has posted since back in May of 2024. Lanson Orndorf also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Frankfort always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Spring Mills won against Heritage Academy on Tuesday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Spring Mills blew past Musselman 12-6. While the Cardinals didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Spring Mills also got a great performance from Jacob Cumley as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Bryce Anders was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Landon Stanley, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
The victory made it two in a row for Spring Mills and bumps their season record up to 4-1. The team dominated over those games too, winning by an average of 8.5 runs. As for Frankfort, their record now sits at 3-1.
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