New Franklin had lost five games straight , but after bumping their record up to 8-10 on Thursday that streak is in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Sweet Springs Greyhounds as they made off with a 14-2 win. The Bulldogs' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
As for Sweet Springs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-15. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Sweet Springs' part, Drayton Hampton was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs. Hampton has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jason Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
New Franklin has already played their next matchup (against Pilot Grove), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Sweet Springs, they will square off against Leeton at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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