The Franklin Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grove City Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Franklin has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 19.
Franklin's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Titusville on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Rockets.
Franklin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Turner, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Grove City ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Conneaut Area.
Ethan Adams was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Grove City, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-6.
Franklin suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Grove City in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grove City's Ethan Orr, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that Franklin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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