The Whetstone Braves will challenge the Marion-Franklin Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Whetstone's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Marion-Franklin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, Whetstone came up short against Thomas Worthington and fell 7-2.
Meanwhile, Marion-Franklin unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against Northland, falling 18-10.
Drake Eisle-Lewis was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Eisle-Lewis was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Marion-Franklin got a massive performance out of Jalen Hodge, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Tony Jared was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Whetstone has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-4 record this season. As for Marion-Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Everything went Whetstone's way against Marion-Franklin in their previous meeting back in March of 2016, as Whetstone made off with a 10-0 win. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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