The Franklin County Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Lumpkin County Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Franklin County barely beat Elbert County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went Franklin County's way against Elbert County on Monday as Franklin County made off with a 6-1 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Lions' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
They hit Elbert County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Eli Cooling (3), Reese Fowler, Davis Madden, and Rodrigo Valle.
Meanwhile, Lumpkin County's contest on Thursday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They never let Banks County get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
Franklin County's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Lumpkin County, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Franklin County came up short against Lumpkin County when the teams last played back in March of 2016, falling 2-0. Can Franklin County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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