The George Washington Eagles will square off against the Franklin Learning Center Bobcats at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: George Washington has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Franklin Learning Center will arrive with three straight victories.
George Washington came up short against Roxborough on Friday, falling 12-6.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin Learning Center). They put the hurt on Science Leadership Academy at Beeber with a sharp 24-1 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won four matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Robiel Bernard, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with seven stolen bases, four runs, and one double. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Efrain Rocha-Jimenez, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three stolen bases, and two runs.
Franklin Learning Center was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Franklin Learning Center's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for George Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
George Washington came out on top in a nail-biter against Franklin Learning Center in their previous meeting back in May of 2017, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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