Franklin Academy is 2-8 against East Wake Academy since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Franklin Academy Patriots are on the road again to play the East Wake Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Franklin Academy had just enough and edged NCSSM: Durham out 7-6.
Gabe Cuppet looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Quinn Fotheringham was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Barnes, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Wake Academy entered their tilt with Falls Lake with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Firebirds a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. East Wake Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by nine runs or more this season.
Franklin Academy's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-9. As for East Wake Academy, their win was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-4.
Franklin Academy might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from East Wake Academy when the teams last played last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Wake Academy's Jordan Driver, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Franklin Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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