Franklin fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Oak Ridge on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Oak Ridge Trojans by a score of 4-3. The Wildcats were not able to make up for their loss to the Trojans from their previous meeting back in May of 2023.
Franklin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Meddings, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That double marked the first that Meddings hit this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Franklin and nudges their season record down to 8-3. As for Oak Ridge, their win was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Franklin and Oak Ridge should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Franklin will square off against Folsom at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 168 places (50 vs. 218). Similarly, Oak Ridge (ranked fifth) will meet Granite Bay (ranked 137th) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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