The Franklin Pierce Cardinals will venture away from home to face off against the Evergreen Plainsmen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin Pierce is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Franklin Pierce earned an 8-5 victory over Eatonville. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Cruisers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Trey Smith
| 04/23/25 vs Eatonville | 5 |
| 03/28/25 @ Orting | 2 |
| 03/17/25 vs Lakes | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Orting | 1 |
| 04/01/24 vs Enumclaw | 1 |
Trey Smith made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That stolen base was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Elijah Sledge was excellent, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Franklin Pierce's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Huston Boler, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Evergreen ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 12-8 victory over Hudson's Bay. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Plainsmen as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Franklin Pierce pushed their record up to 9-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Evergreen, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 6-8.
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