It was a good run, but Franklin Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 11-1 to the Brownsburg Bulldogs. Franklin Central was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Brownsburg's pitchers proved too tough.
Franklin Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylie Grayson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Brownsburg's side, Hailey Thompson made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Thompson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Macy Twomey was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Kensly Larkin was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Franklin Central's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-11. As for Brownsburg, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Franklin Central will take on Zionsville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Franklin Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for Brownsburg, they will head out on the road to square off against Southport at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Brownsburg's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
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