West Franklin came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Mission Valley Vikings get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. The one-run effort marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
West Franklin secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Gunnar McMahan, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double and one RBI.
Falcons
| 04/24/25 vs Mission Valley | 1-0 |
| 04/24/25 vs Mission Valley | 3-2 |
| 04/21/25 vs Lyndon | 16-1 |
| 04/21/25 vs Lyndon | 14-2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Wabaunsee | 10-0 |
| + 4 more games |
West Franklin pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Mission Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-5-2 record this season.
West Franklin has already played their next match, a 13-11 win against Lebo on the 28th. As for Mission Valley, they will square off against Osage City at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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