Whiteland had lost four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 4-8 to make it five. They fell just short of the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs by a score of 9-8. The Warriors were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Grizzly Cubs earlier this season, when they won 4-3.
Whiteland got a good showing from Kaiden Lee, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Lee a new career-low in walks (zero).
At the plate, Whiteland got a massive performance out of Nolan Turner, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI. Nolan Muhlhauser was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double.
As for Franklin Community, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games.
On Franklin Community's side, Carsten Bland was a standout: he got on base in two of his four plate appearances with five stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those five stolen bases gave Bland a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Owen Edwards, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
While Whiteland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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