The Belleville Tigers will face off against the Franklin Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, Belleville made easy work of Glenn and carried off a 14-4 victory. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Rockets recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Franklin, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wayne Memorial an 11-0 shutout on Monday.
Franklin got a great performance from Brendan Bache as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Anthony Flora was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Andrew Mullins was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Franklin kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 14 hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Franklin's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Belleville, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Belleville couldn't quite finish off Franklin in their previous matchup on April 3rd and fell 2-0. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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