Northeastern lost against Franklin County on Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Northeastern Knights took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Franklin County Wildcats. The defeat continues a trend for Northeastern in their matchups with Franklin County: they've now lost three in a row.
Northeastern saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden White, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Northeastern hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Franklin County's side, Ben Becker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eli Butt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Welch, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Northeastern's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Franklin County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season.
Northeastern will head out on the road to challenge Winchester Community at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northeastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season. As for Franklin County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lawrenceburg at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lawrenceburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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