Blountstown is 1-7 against Franklin County since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Blountstown Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Franklin County Seahawks at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blountstown owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Cottondale.
The result came thanks to Carleigh Cook's shutout, as she gave up just eight hits.
On the hitting side, Jalynn Copeland and Kinlee Edwards did most of the damage at the plate: Copeland went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Edwards got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Franklin County beat Florida State University High School 5-1 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Franklin County.
The team relied heavily on Charity Larkin, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Alexis Webb, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Blountstown's win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Franklin County, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Blountstown hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Franklin County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Blountstown suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Franklin County in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Franklin County's Sarah Ham, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 5.1 innings pitched. Now that Blountstown knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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