Columbus North is 8-1 against Franklin Community since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Columbus North Bull Dogs will be staying on the road to face off against the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs at 6:00 p.m. Columbus North's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Franklin Community's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, Columbus North didn't have quite enough to beat Cathedral and fell 3-2.
Columbus North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Hensley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Franklin Community's way against Roncalli on Saturday as Franklin Community made off with a 10-3 win.
Greyson Betts was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Betts has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Betts was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Franklin Community got a big performance out of Tyler Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Carsten Bland was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Columbus North's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Franklin Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Columbus North was able to grind out a solid victory over Franklin Community when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 6-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Franklin Community's Jackson Henry, who struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Columbus North to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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