The Franklin County Seahawks will head out on the road to take on the Taylor County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Franklin County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Franklin County pushed their score all the way to ten on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Blountstown by a score of 11-10.
Alexis Webb was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaelynn Millender, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Taylor County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Port St. Joe on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Taylor County.
Hannah Shiver spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Emma Kirkland was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Franklin County's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Taylor County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Franklin County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Taylor County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Franklin County came up short against Taylor County when the teams last played back in March, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shiver, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Now that Franklin County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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