Franklin is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Monday. They will look to defend their home field against the Slippery Rock Rockets at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Franklin is headed into the contest with an undefeated record on the line, something Reynolds almost spoiled on Saturday. Franklin came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against Reynolds. While the Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Evan Turner made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.
Turner wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ty Prince, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Prince hit this season.
Meanwhile, Slippery Rock got themselves on the board against Sharpsville on Tuesday, but Sharpsville never followed suit. They had just enough and edged out the Blue Devils 1-0.
Slippery Rock also got a great performance from Austan Runtas as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched.
Slippery Rock hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sharpsville struck out 15 times.
Franklin pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Slippery Rock, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
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