The East Henderson Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Franklin Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
East Henderson fell victim to North Henderson and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Knights, falling 6-0.
Meanwhile, Franklin fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Pisgah on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears.
Franklin got a good showing from Graham Cantrell, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time Cantrell hasn't allowed a single hit since back in February.
At the plate, Franklin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Damion Bowles, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
East Henderson's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
East Henderson couldn't quite finish off Franklin in their previous meeting back in March and fell 13-11. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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