Franklin Community is 8-2 against Greenwood since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greenwood Woodmen at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Greenwood is hoping to do on Tuesday what Bloomington South couldn't on Friday: put an end to Franklin Community's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Franklin Community never let Bloomington South onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. That's two games straight that Franklin Community has won by exactly three runs.
Gunner Wade tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Franklin Community saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Owens, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Greenwood had just enough and edged Martinsville out 3-2 on Thursday.
Logan Connor spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
Franklin Community's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Greenwood, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
Everything went Franklin Community's way against Greenwood in their previous meeting back in April as Franklin Community made off with a 6-0 victory. Will Franklin Community repeat their success, or does Greenwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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