Franklin Matters: FHS girls tennis, boys lacrosse, and baseball teams post wins on Tuesday

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

FHS girls tennis, boys lacrosse, and baseball teams post wins on Tuesday

Via Twitter and our subscription to HockomockSports .com, we share the results of the Spring sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, Apr 2, 2024.

Baseball = King Philip, 3 @ Franklin, 5 – Final

– Despite falling behind a pair of runs in the top of the first inning, Franklin plated five straight between the first three innings to bounce back with a key win over rival King Philip. Travis Crawford doubled in Max Robison (single) and then scored on a single from Aiden Astorino to give KP an early 2-0 lead. The Panthers pounced for a pair of their own in the bottom half on an RBI double from Rex Cinelli that scored Henry Digiorgio (HBP) and a sac fly from Matt Miller to score Matt Lucini (walk). Franklin took advantage of a pair of errors in the second to take the lead on a two-run single from Digiorgio up the middle to make it 4-2 and then added a fifth run in the third when Cinelli (single) beat a throw home on a grounder from Cole Sidwell. KP pulled one back in the fifth on a two-out single from Tommy Gately to score Drew Herlin (double). Jake Shaughnessy got the win on the mound, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks with a pair of strikeouts in four innings and Miller earned the three-inning save with a trio of strikeouts. Nate Pennini allowed five runs but only two earned on four hits and a pair of walks for KP while Ryan Higgins tossed two scoreless innings in relief.

For a photo gallery of the baseball game -> https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2023-2024/Spring-2024/Franklin-King-Philip-Baseball-04-02-24

Softball = Franklin, 0 @ King Philip, 13 – Final (5 inn.)

– King Philip sophomore McCoy Walsh didn’t allow a hit in five innings and the Warriors’ offense got off to another strong start in a win over visiting Franklin. KP batted around in the bottom of the first inning, pushing across six runs highlighted by a two-out two-run double from Jo Bennett and an RBI single from Allie Cecere. KP added a single run in the second and then three more in each of the third and fourth innings. Maddie Paschke had three hits to lead the offense with a pair of doubles while Liv Petrillo (three RBI), Bennett (three RBI), and Cecere (two RBI) each had two hits. Walsh scattered five walks over five innings but didn’t allow a hit while striking out nine for the win.

Boys Lacrosse = Attleboro, 0 @ Franklin, 15 – Final

Boys Tennis = Franklin, 2 @ King Philip, 3 – Final

– The Warriors captured two wins in singles action and one more in doubles play to secure a key win over visiting rival Franklin. King Philip junior Arjun Kollu earned a 6-3, 6-0 second singles win and senior Leo Manning grinded out a 6-4, 6-1 third singles victory. At second doubles, the team of sophomores Brent Schneider and Logan Riley took a straight-set 6-3, 6-1 win to help clinch the team victory. Franklin senior Jay Gorgas earned his second win in as many days with a 6-1, 6-1 win at first singles and the team of Andrew Amante and Adarsh Presanna grabbed a 6-4, 6-1 win at first doubles for the Panthers.

Girls Tennis = King Philip, 1 @ Franklin, 4 – Final

– A singles sweep plus one more win from doubles action propelled the Panthers to a win over King Philip on Tuesday afternoon. Gabby Cura (first singles, 6-2, 6-1), Chloe Essam (second singles, 6-2, 6-2), and Brooke Taylor (third singles, 7-6, 3-6, 10-4) took care of business in singles action for Franklin while the team of Brooke Daniels and Sydney Tolonen rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 victory at first doubles. King Philip’s Tessa Sarkar and Alex Pauline rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win at second doubles.