For the second straight game, Franklin County will face off against West Marion. The Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Trojans at 6:31 p.m. on Monday.
Franklin County heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Friday. They came up short against West Marion, falling 13-1. The Bulldogs were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Trojans' pitchers proved too tough.
For West Marion's part, Sam Smith looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Smith has become a key player for the Trojans: the team is 8-3 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-13 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Braxton Albritton, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Caden Turnage was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
West Marion was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in five consecutive games.
West Marion pushed their record up to 13-16 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin County, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 16-11 record.
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