With a playoff game on the line, Franklin rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Turlock Bulldogs. The victory was nothing new for Franklin as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Nic Abraham spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jordan Lopez was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydn Ramos, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Turlock's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Ramirez, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Franklin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for Turlock, their loss dropped their record down to 21-9.
Franklin will square off against Rocklin at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Franklin: 1.5, Rocklin: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. Turlock does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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