Franklin's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Montwood Rams with a sharp 11-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their one-run performance the game before.
ISAIAH MATA and HAYDEN BRACK did most of the damage at the plate: MATA scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while BRACK scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The dominant performance also gave BRACK a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was ADRIAN CHAVIRA, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Franklin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Montwood only posted a batting average of .136.
Cougars
| 03/08/25 vs Montwood | 11-2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Chapin | 15-6 |
| 02/21/25 vs Bowie | 13-6 |
| 02/20/25 vs Mayfield | 5-4 |
Franklin pushed their record up to 5-7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing ten hits in those games compared to only 3.89 in the others. As for Montwood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-7-2 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Franklin will welcome Coronado at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Coronado is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Montwood, they will face off against Franklin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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