The Northern Nash Knights will square off against the Franklinton Red Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northern Nash is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Nash Central by a score of 8-5 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Tristan Murray was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3. He also put up a triple, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Hylan Wheeler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Franklinton never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against J.F. Webb last Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 19-1 victory. The game marked the Red Rams' most dominant win of the season so far.
Tucker Jordan looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Franklinton got a massive performance out of Diego Jimenez-Arellano, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Ravin Pickrel was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Franklinton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .561. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Northern Nash picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-3. As for Franklinton, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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