Franklin Academy is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Gouverneur is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Franklin Academy Huskies will take on the Gouverneur Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Franklin Academy narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Saranac 5-4.
Meanwhile, Gouverneur stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Potsdam onto the board and left with a 19-0 victory.
Renisa Richards made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Richards has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Richards was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing ten bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Arianna Wood was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing nine bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. Rylynn Martin-McIntyre was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-4.
Franklin Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Gouverneur, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Franklin Academy might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Gouverneur in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wood, who went 2-for-4 with six stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Now that Franklin Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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