Pleasant Grove is 1-9 against Franklin since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pleasant Grove Eagles will be playing at home against the Franklin Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Pleasant Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Pleasant Grove's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Franklin on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Wildcats. Pleasant Grove just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
For Franklin's part, Dylan Wood looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Wood has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Franklin got a massive performance out of Jordan Lopez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Lopez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dylan Minnatee, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Pleasant Grove's loss dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Franklin, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-5.
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