For the second straight game, Talawanda will face off against Franklin. The Brave will head out to square off against the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Talawanda has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 18 straight defeats, while Franklin will come in with three straight wins.
Talawanda couldn't beat Franklin on Wednesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the first inning. The Brave fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 7-6. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Austin Puckett was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Kyle Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jericho Fletcher, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Talawanda's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Franklin, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
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