Baseball Recap: Franklin Snaps Five-Game Streak of Losses at Home

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Franklin). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Trenton Central Tornadoes a 10-0 shutout on Saturday. The Warriors not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since May 18, 2024 (when they won 13-0).

Franklin got a great performance from Shayne Rooney as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Rooney also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Warriors are 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 1-3 otherwise.

On the hitting side, Izaiah Robinson and Stanley Madera did most of the damage at the plate: Robinson went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Madera went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. Robinson is becoming a predictor of Franklin's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Michael Schiermeyer, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.

Franklin's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Trenton Central, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.

Looking ahead, Franklin will venture away from home to square off against Phillipsburg at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Warriors are facing the Stateliners at the right time seeing as the Stateliners are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Trenton Central, they will face off against Notre Dame at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. The Irish will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something the Tornadoes surely won't give up without a fight.