Little River Academy is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Franklin is on a 16-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Bumblebees will welcome the Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Little River Academy 3.8, Franklin 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Little River Academy beats Franklin with eight runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Bumblebees were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over Bartlett on Tuesday. Considering the Bumblebees have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Franklin narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Anderson-Shiro 5-3.
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Little River Academy, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Little River Academy skirted past Franklin 4-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Do the Bumblebees have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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