The Franklin County Flyers will head out to challenge the Lafayette Generals at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Franklin County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
On Friday, Franklin County came up short against Montgomery County and fell 9-4. The Flyers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Emma Olds made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Lofton, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Lafayette faced Montgomery County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Generals blew past the Indians 14-7. The Generals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Addison Combs, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-4. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Aarilyn Waletich-Silverio, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
Lafayette was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Lafayette has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Franklin County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lafayette struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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