Franklin County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers by a score of 6-2. That's more bragging rights for Franklin County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Lord Botetourt's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Autumn Russell, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Franklin County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6-1 record this season. As for Lord Botetourt, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Franklin County will head out on the road to square off against Staunton River at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Staunton River's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Franklin County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Lord Botetourt does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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