Franklin and East Henderson are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Franklin Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the East Henderson Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
If Franklin beats East Henderson with four runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Franklin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over East Henderson on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Franklin.
Josiah Hursey tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Franklin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Rauers, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Rauers is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Hayes, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Franklin's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for East Henderson, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
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