The Frankford Pioneers will head out on the road to take on the Central Lancers at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Frankford comes in on nine and Central on three.
Frankford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush 13-2. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 11 runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Central made easy work of Carver High School of Engineering & Science on Thursday and carried off a 19-4 win. The Lancers are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the ninth contest they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Frankford pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Central, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Frankford was able to grind out a solid win over Central when the teams last played back in May of 2015, winning 10-6. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Lancers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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