The Felicity-Franklin Cardinals will face off against the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
If Felicity-Franklin beats Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington with 11 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Cardinals' pitcher stepped up to hand Georgetown an 11-0 shutout on Wednesday. With that victory, the Cardinals brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Grady Jowers
| 04/23/25 @ Georgetown | 3 |
| 03/29/25 @ Eastern | 2 |
| 04/16/24 vs Georgetown | 2 |
| 04/21/25 @ Bethel-Tate | 1 |
| 05/20/24 @ Fayetteville-Perry | 1 |
Grady Jowers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Jowers was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Logan Harless and Dylan Bauer did most of the damage at the plate: Harless went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs, while Bauer went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Harless has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Lane McElfresh, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Felicity-Franklin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington). They blew past Robertson County 20-10 on Wednesday.
Felicity-Franklin has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7.
Felicity-Franklin took their win against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-4 score. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Jays turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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