The Franklin County Wildcats will challenge the Lawrenceburg Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Franklin County took on Lawrenceburg on Monday. The Wildcats fell 6-1 to the Tigers.
For Lawrenceburg's part, Ollie Safaviyan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Safaviyan has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, J.P. Izzo was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dustin Shaw, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Lawrenceburg hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin County struck out eight times.
The win was the sixth in a row for Lawrenceburg, bringing their record up to 15-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Franklin County, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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