There's no place like home for Franklin County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Garrard County Golden Lions on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Flyers also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2015.
Jacob Golson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Golson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that he brought in this season.
In other pitching news, Macayne MacDonald looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack King, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jeremy Walters, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Flyers
| 03/24/25 vs Garrard County | 41.4% |
| 03/22/25 @ North Bullitt | 21.1% |
| 03/22/25 @ Oldham County | 15.4% |
Franklin County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
With the victory, Franklin County broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5. As for Garrard County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Looking ahead, Franklin County will be playing in front of their home fans against West Jessamine at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Franklin County is facing West Jessamine at the right time seeing as West Jessamine is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Garrard County, they will head out to square off against Woodford County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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