Cherry Valley-Springfield waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Franklin Central Purple Devils with a sharp 23-9 victory. Cherry Valley-Springfield might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by seven runs or more this season.
For Franklin Central's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Cawley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lucas Van Dyke, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Cherry Valley-Springfield's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5. As for Franklin Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.
Cherry Valley-Springfield will be playing in front of their home fans against Richfield Springs Central at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Cherry Valley-Springfield's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests. As for Franklin Central, they will head out on the road to take on Worcester at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Franklin Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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