South Milwaukee has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Franklin Sabers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Franklin's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: South Milwaukee had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. South Milwaukee never let Cudahy onto the board and left with a 31-0 victory on Thursday.
Lindsey Stapleton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Stapleton was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with eight RBI, three runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Sophie Lessard was a standout: she scored five runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Emily Martinez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Franklin never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Oregon last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with an 11-4 win.
South Milwaukee's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. As for Franklin, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
South Milwaukee came out on top in a nail-biter against Franklin in their previous meeting back in May of 2019, sneaking past 1-0. Will South Milwaukee repeat their success, or does Franklin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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