Franklin High School vs Pikesville High School

On April 2, the Franklin Indians traveled down I-795 to take on the Pikesville Panthers in a varsity baseball match. The Indians are coming off of a dominant 11-3 victory over the New Town Titans while the Panthers played their own game against the Catonsville Comets, where they took the 13-3 victory. Both teams went down 1-2-3 in the first, but Spencer Logwood scored after an error in center field to give the Indians a 1-0 lead in the top of the second. Down one run, Pikesville exploded in the bottom of the inning, putting up six runs. Max Levin picked up an RBI on a walk, Richard Carlton picked up three on a double, Kairee Williams drove one in on a triple, and Isaac Garonzik got the final one on a single. Leading 6-1, Pikesville allowed one baserunner in the third and fourth. In the bottom of the fourth, Kairee Williams picked up another RBI on his second triple of the day. Isaac Garonzik also had his second RBI single to give the Panthers an 8-1 lead. Both teams were scoreless on the fifth, but Ryan Hartman drove in two runs for Franklin on an RBI double in the top of the sixth. After that double, no baserunners were allowed by either team, and Pikesville won the game 8-3. Ethan Holaday earned the win for Pikesville. The freshman pitched all seven innings on just 85 pitches, giving up seven hits, two earned runs, and picking up six strikeouts. On the other side, Franklin's Ben Deutschendorf was tagged with the loss, pitching just two innings, giving up five hits, six earned runs, and two walks. Pikesville's next game comes on the road against the Eastern Tech Mavericks on April 3, while Franklin will travel to Dulaney to take on the Lions.