The Conner Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Franklin County Flyers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Conner is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Conner's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Notre Dame Academy on Thursday. They fell just short of the Pandas by a score of 1-0.
Mollie Sharp spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings every time she's pitched this season.
Meanwhile, Franklin County put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Henry Clay as Franklin County made off with a 10-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Franklin County.
Kelly Wiard tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carlie Olds, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aaliyah Tillman, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Conner now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Franklin County, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Conner suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Franklin County when the teams last played back in April of 2017. Thankfully for Conner, Katie Banta (who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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