Racine Case had lost four straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 7-12 to make it five. They lost 8-0 to the Franklin Sabers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Sabers this season, with their most recent defeat being a 9-1 loss back in April.
As for Franklin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-4. The result was nothing new for the Sabers, who have now won ten matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Franklin's part, not much got past Brody Charles, who gave up just a hit and racked up six Ks to keep Racine Case off the board. Those six strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Charles.
On the hitting side, Nick Firle was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Dominick Walters was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Racine Case is set to face off against their familiar foe Racine Horlick at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Franklin will challenge rival Kenosha Tremper at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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