Franklin is 9-1 against North Henderson since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Franklin Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the North Henderson Knights at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Franklin has six straight wins, North Henderson has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Franklin gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Pisgah 13-4.
Kendall Rumans was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Rumans has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rumans was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Franklin got a massive performance out of Laura Holland, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jozy Dehart, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for North Henderson's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of Tuscola on Tuesday.
Franklin pushed their record up to 6-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for North Henderson, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went Franklin's way against North Henderson when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Franklin made off with a 20-3 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Henderson's Lexie Gunter, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Franklin to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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