If Elkhart was feeling good off their 11-3 takedown of Westwood last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Elkhart Elks wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-2 walloping at the hands of the Franklin Lions on Friday. Elkhart has not had much luck with Franklin recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Elkhart saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Lively, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Elkhart's defeat dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Franklin, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 27-1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elkhart will take on Mexia at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elkhart is facing Mexia at the right time seeing as Mexia is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Franklin, they will head out on the road to challenge Groesbeck at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Groesbeck is on a four-game streak of home wins, Franklin a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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