The Franklin Academy Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Everglades Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Franklin Academy can't be too happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season away from home last Tuesday. They lost 19-3 to McArthur.
Franklin Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eduard Leyva, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Everglades was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Mater Bay Academy, falling 12-5.
Everglades also got a good showing from Charles Guitterez, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Obed Lopez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Bryan Peralta also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
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