Franklin Community can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They skirted past the Martinsville Artesians 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Franklin Community also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Braeden Burton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Franklin Community saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carsten Bland, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Franklin Community back to even at 7-7. As for Martinsville, they dropped their record down to 2-14 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Franklin Community will have a chance to go back-to-back against Martinsville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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