It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Franklin had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rocklin Thunder a 2-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Franklin sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Not much got past Dylan Wood, who gave up just one hit and racked up 15 Ks to keep Rocklin off the board. Wood has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Franklin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Harris, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Rocklin's side, Jesse Cuthill was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 21 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season. As for Rocklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-9.
Franklin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rocklin: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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