The Franklin Tornadoes will square off against the Mascenic Regional Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Franklin's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Mascenic Regional's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Franklin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Newmarket, who was ranked fifth at the time (Franklin was ranked 18th). The Tornadoes fell just short of the Mules by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Tornadoes have struggled against the Mules recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Mascenic Regional didn't have quite enough to beat Portsmouth Christian Academy on Wednesday and fell 10-9. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by just one run.
Jordin Schuler made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Brielle Krook, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Mascenic Regional's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Franklin took their victory against Mascenic Regional in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 7-1 score. Will the Tornadoes repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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