Warren East is 9-1 against Franklin-Simpson since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Warren East Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Franklin-Simpson Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Warren East will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Lawrence County on Friday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the nine-point loss they were dealt on Tuesday. Warren East fell just short of Lawrence County by a score of 9-7. Warren East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lydia Jones was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Brooks, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Franklin-Simpson was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Barren County. Franklin-Simpson has not had much luck with Barren County recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Warren East's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Franklin-Simpson, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Warren East was able to grind out a solid win over Franklin-Simpson in their previous meeting back in March, winning 9-6. Does Warren East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Franklin-Simpson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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