The Strasburg-Franklin Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fairless Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Strasburg-Franklin will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive.
Strasburg-Franklin can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They blew past Newcomerstown 13-3.
Caden Dugan and Drew Lancaster made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Dugan tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Lancaster tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Dugan went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run, while Lancaster scored a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Hunter McKenzie was incredible, going 1-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Burkett, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Fairless has not done well against Northwest recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Fairless won by a run and slipped past Northwest 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Fairless.
Like Strasburg-Franklin, Fairless also got a great game from a two-way player: Brennan Gaal. He pitched seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Gaal has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gaal was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Andy Gill was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Strasburg-Franklin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Fairless, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
Strasburg-Franklin was able to grind out a solid win over Fairless when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 9-4. Will Strasburg-Franklin repeat their success, or does Fairless have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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