Franklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of the Ida B. Wells Guardians by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Franklin of the 9-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
Andrew Metz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits.
On the hitting side, Franklin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Ghazi, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Ida B. Wells, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
While Franklin had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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