Nueva Esperanza had lost seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-7 to make it eight. They came up short against the Franklin Towne Warriors, falling 17-1. If Nueva Esperanza was looking for revenge after losing 10-0 to Franklin Towne when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Franklin Towne, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their two-run performance the contest before.
For Franklin Towne's part, Daniel LaSalle looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave LaSalle a new career-high.
At the plate, Franklin Towne got a massive performance out of Jayden Ocasio, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Ocasio a new career-high. Jaedyn Sanchez was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Nueva Esperanza has already played their next matchup, a 12-2 loss against Philadelphia Academy Charter on the 23rd. As for Franklin Towne, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 8-7 win against MAST Community Charter on the 14th.
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