The Franklin Panthers will challenge the Los Angeles CES Unicorns at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Franklin will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Franklin will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Marshall, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Panthers came out on top against the Barristers by a score of 8-4 on Friday.
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Edurado Cuevas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Franklin let Anthony Hernandez and Issac Jauregi run wild. Hernandez went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double, while Jauregi went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave Jauregi a new career-high. Joseph Galindo was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Los Angeles CES and University, and University kept the tradition alive. The Unicorns fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Friday.
Franklin pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Los Angeles CES, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season.
Franklin might still be hurting after the 14-1 defeat they got from Los Angeles CES when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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