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Bobcats Head To Effingham After 2 Saturday Wins

By WJBD Staff Aug 21, 2023 | 7:19 AM
Photo: Toby Gullion - FTS Photography

The Franklin Park Bobcats won both their games in Greenville on Saturday.  They opened with a 9-5 win over Mascoutah scoring 6 times in the opening inning.  Silas Lux and Kyler King homered in the game combining to drive in 5 runs.  Huck Mulvaney went 2-2 with 2 RBI and Scout Puricelli drove in a run.  Mulvaney earned the win going 4.2 allowing 3 h its and 3 earned runs.  Caleb Squibb got the final 4 outs.

The Bobcats completed the tournament sweep with a 17-2 win over Roxana in just 3 innings.  The big frame for Salem was a 9-run second.  Lux homered two more times for 3 on the day and drove in 5 runs.  Owen Tennyson had 2 hits and 4 RBI.  Puricelli added 2 hits, 3 runs and 2 RBI.  Also driving in Salem runs was King, Mulvaney and Trenton Shelton.  Puricelli was the winning pitcher striking out 4 in 3 innings.

The Bobcats return to action today at Effingham.