Franklin Matters: Wins for FHS baseball, softball and the boys/girls lacrosse and tennis teams on Monday

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Wins for FHS baseball, softball and the boys/girls lacrosse and tennis teams on Monday

From Hockomock Sports, we share the results of the FHS spring sports action on Monday, May 1.

Baseball = Stoughton, 3 @ Franklin, 4 – Final

– Franklin sophomore Jake Macchi delivered a double in the bottom of the sixth inning, knocking in classmate Alex Haba for the go-ahead run to break a 3-3 game and give the Panthers the lead. Bryan Woelfel earned the save with a scoreless seventh inning. Junior Jason Ulrickson earned the win following a tremendous outing, striking out 10 while allowing just four hits and two walks. Jake Lyons added a double and a run scored for Franklin. Ruben Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a walk, run scored an RBI and Evan Gibb had a two-run double to tie the game for Stoughton.

Softball = Franklin, 12 @ Stoughton, 2 – Final

– Franklin junior Jackie Cherry retired the final six batters on strikes and notched a career-high 12 strikeouts to help the Panthers earn a win on the road. Offensively, Tara Hartnett had three RBI, Meg Caron had a pinch-hit two-run single and Alexx Niss went 2-for-4 with a triple and scored three runs. Taylor Levine and Alessandra Leffredo each drove in a run for the Black Knights and Nikki Coppola had a pair of hits.

Boys Lacrosse = Franklin, 10 @ King Philip, 4 – Final

– Franklin limited King Philip to just one goal in the first half and scored five goals in each frame to pick up a key division win. The Panthers raced out to a 5-1 lead after the first two quarters. Eric Civetti scored a game-high four goals and had one assist, Sam Arsenault scored once and had three helpers, Packie Watson notched two goals and one assist, Chase Tanner found the back of the net twice and Nitin Chaudhury had one goal and one assist for Franklin. FHS head coach Lou Verrochi praised the work of sophomore Pat Morrison, saying “he was a beast in close defense.” Connor O’Rourke made eight saves in net and sophomore Jacob Alexander won 13 of 18 faceoffs for Franklin.

Boys Tennis = Franklin, 5 @ Stoughton, 0 – Final

– Franklin lost just one game in doubles play and won all five matches in straight sets to beat Stoughton. James Johnston and Derek Wu won 6-0, 6-0 at first doubles and Tyler DiPalma and Rahul Hosdurg notched a 6-0, 6-1 win at second doubles. Rahul Herur won 6-2, 6-3 at first singles, Eli Brooks didn’t lose a game in a 6-0, 6-0 win at second singles and Dan Angermeier won 6-1, 6-1 at third singles.

Girls Tennis = Stoughton, 1 @ Franklin, 4 – Final

– Franklin seniors Madison Derby and Julia Hogan won a tightly contested match at first doubles in a 10 set tiebreaker to punctuate the Panthers’ win over Stoughton. Derby and Hogan won 7-5, 5-7, 10-6 while juniors Hailey Strier and Jillian McLaughlin won 6-3, 6-1 at second doubles. Hannah Sweeney didn’t lose a game in a 6-0, 6-0 win at first singles and senior Anja Deric won 6-0, 6-2 at second singles. Stoughton senior Ally Swartz won 6-4, 6-0 at third singles for the Black Knights.

Girls Lacrosse = Franklin, 10 @ Medfield, 5 – Final

"Franklin did not follow the standard script on Monday night at Medfield High. Typically, girls’ lacrosse games are won by the team that has the ball the most. Coaches always preach winning draw controls and keeping possession, but the Panthers used a different formula to beat the Warriors.

Despite winning only 4-of-17 draws and spending long stretches of the game in the defensive zone, Franklin pulled out a 10-5 non-league victory over the perennial Div. 2 contender by hitting the Warriors with a series of quick counterattacks.

Sophomore Annie Walsh and freshman Kelsey MacCallum each scored hat tricks and junior Jordan Jette scored a pair of goals, as Franklin broke open the game with a 7-3 second half."

Continue reading the game recap by Josh Perry of Hockomock Sports
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-girls-lacrosse-pulls-away-in-second-half-to-beat-medfield/

Additional photos from Hockomock Sports from the FHS girls lacrosse match
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/20162017/Spring-2017/Franklin-Medfield-Girls-Lacrosse-5-1-17/