The Lexington Eagles will challenge the Thrall Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lexington has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight defeats, while Thrall will come in with four straight victories.
Franklin hit Lexington with a six-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles came up short against the Lions, falling 14-3.
Lexington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Beck, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Thrall never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over C.H. Yoe.
Not much got past Bryce Brinkmeyer, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep C.H. Yoe off the board. Brinkmeyer also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Thrall is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-8-1 otherwise.
At the plate, Weston Smiley was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple and one RBI. Ty Matthews was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Thrall's victory bumped their record up to 8-9-1. As for Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12-2.
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