The Frankton Eagles will take on the Lapel Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Frankton is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Frankton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 19-0 margin over Winchester Community. The result was nothing new for Frankton, who have now won ten contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 22 runs the game before, Lapel was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of Beech Grove by a score of 3-1. Lapel's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Lapel saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Zdanowski, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI. Zdanowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Krystin Davis, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Frankton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Lapel, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 19-5.
Frankton came up short against Lapel in their previous meeting back in April, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lapel's Karlie Jannings, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Frankton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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