The Franklin Parish Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Grant Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Franklin Parish barely beat Peabody the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Patriots never let the Warhorses get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grant). Everything went their way against Wossman on Tuesday as they made off with a 21-1 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Cougars with their most commanding win of the season.
Franklin Parish's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-10. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Grant, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-20.
Everything went Franklin Parish's way against Grant when the teams last played on Thursday, as Franklin Parish made off with a 15-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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