The Eastlake Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Franklin Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastlake will be strutting in after a victory while Franklin will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Eastlake narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Montwood 4-3.
Andrea Apodaca made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Apodaca was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Franklin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 14-3 defeat at the hands of Montwood.
Franklin saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Eastlake is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-15 record this season. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 11-21-1.
Eastlake was able to grind out a solid victory over Franklin when the teams last played back in March, winning 9-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastlake since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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