Franklin is 0-8 against Chief Sealth since March of 2015 but things could change on Monday. Franklin will look to defend their home field against Chief Sealth at 3:30 p.m.
Franklin is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost 10-0 to Nathan Hale.
Meanwhile, Chief Sealth won against Cleveland on Friday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Chief Sealth put the hurt on Washington with a sharp 12-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Seahawks, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Chief Sealth got a great performance from Sam Popelka as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave Popelka a new career-high.
At the plate, Seth Clark and Nolan Vanbuskirk did most of the damage at the plate: Clark scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Vanbuskirk scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Clark has become a key player for Chief Sealth: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
Chief Sealth is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Franklin might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Chief Sealth when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Franklin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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