Franklin Community never let their opponents score on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Decatur Central Hawks. The win made it back-to-back victories for Franklin Community.
Franklin Community got a great performance from Brooks McNicholas as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Trevor Lauononen, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nash Netter, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Franklin Community is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Decatur Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Franklin Community will face off against University at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. University is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Decatur Central, they will head out on the road to challenge Martinsville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Decatur Central is facing Martinsville at the right time seeing as Martinsville is stuck on a 15-game losing streak.
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