Vance Charter is on a five-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Franklin Academy a four-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Vance Charter Knights will take on the Franklin Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Vance Charter will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Vance Charter had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Louisburg.
Austin Dethmers put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Dethmers was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Nate Martin and Larson Brewer stepped up to the plate in a big way. Martin scored two runs while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances, while Brewer scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-6.
Meanwhile, Franklin Academy came up short against Oxford Prep on Monday and fell 6-3.
Vance Charter's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Franklin Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Vance Charter skirted past Franklin Academy 4-2 in their previous meeting back in February. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Franklin Academy's Jackson Denton, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Vance Charter still be able to contain Denton? There's only one way to find out.
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