Franklin had lost eight straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 1-16 to make it nine. They lost 27-3 to the Nute Rams. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rams this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-1 on May 7th.
As for Nute, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games.
For Nute's part, Cooper Janis was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Janis is becoming a predictor of Nute's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 6-2 (and 2-6 when he doesn't). Janis was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Brody Leeman was incredible, getting on base in all six of his plate appearances with four runs, two triples, and five RBI. Those triples marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Burrows, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
As of now, neither Franklin nor Nute have any future games scheduled.
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