Franklin has won six straight games at home, while Archbishop Mitty has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won’t matter much on Saturday. The Wildcats will welcome the Monarchs at 1:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Franklin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Los Gatos. For those keeping track at home, that’s the closest win Franklin has posted since April 29th.
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The team relied heavily on Easton Fernald, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. David Hernandez was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Archbishop Mitty ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Rodriguez 3-2.
Gabe Lopez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Archbishop Mitty’s victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Noah Fishman, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Franklin’s win bumped their record up to 24-9-1. As for Archbishop Mitty, their victory bumped their record up to 20-11.
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