Franklin had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 18-8-1 to make it four. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pleasant Grove Eagles. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Andrew Flores made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.
As for Pleasant Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-15 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games.
On Pleasant Grove's side, Thomas Jensen tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits. What's more, Jensen posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since April 1st.
On the hitting side, Pleasant Grove's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Liam Bantau, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Another was Luke Nickerson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As of now, neither Franklin nor Pleasant Grove have any future games scheduled.
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