The Strasburg-Franklin Tigers will be playing at home against the Claymont Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Strasburg-Franklin has three straight victories, Claymont has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Strasburg-Franklin scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Conotton Valley as Strasburg-Franklin made off with a 12-6 win.
Caden Dugan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Dugan was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Hunter McKenzie was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Drew Lancaster was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Claymont suffered a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of McKinley on Saturday.
Claymont saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan McMorrow, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Claymont hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The victory got Strasburg-Franklin back to even at 4-4. As for Claymont, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Strasburg-Franklin was able to grind out a solid win over Claymont in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 9-5. Will Strasburg-Franklin repeat their success, or does Claymont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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