Franklin County was the 6-4 winner over Port St. Joe when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Franklin County Seahawks fell victim to a rough 7-1 loss at the hands of the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks on Tuesday. Franklin County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Franklin County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaelynn Millender, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Franklin County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Port St. Joe only tossed three.
On Port St. Joe's side, Christina Clayton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
At the plate, Addy Silcox was a standout: she scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Elli Newman, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
Franklin County's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for Port St. Joe, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9.
Franklin County will head out on the road to take on Chiles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chiles is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Port St. Joe, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Sneads at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sneads is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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