Tuscola is 2-8 against Franklin since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mountaineers will challenge the Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Tuscola will be strutting in after a victory while Franklin will be coming in after a loss.
Tuscola was handed a 17-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Erwin 3-1. The victory continues a trend for the Mountaineers in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Franklin's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Pisgah by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Panthers have suffered against the Bears since April 27, 2021.
Suzanna Cabe was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Cabe was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Cabe wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jozy Dehart, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
The win got Tuscola back to even at 7-7. As for Franklin, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 12-4.
Tuscola couldn't quite finish off Franklin in their previous meeting back in March and fell 3-1. Can the Mountaineers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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