The Franklinton High school Demons baseball team had a rough week last week as they dropped four non district games all against solid competition.
The Demons played the Ponchatoula Green Wave on Friday in Hammond and came away with a 10-5 loss.
The Demons scored two runs in the first inning when Rickken Burkhalter singled before Micah Wascom drew a walk and both were driven in by Elisha Hart's double. The Wave answered in the bottom of the inning to tie the game at 2-2.
The Demons added a run in the second when freshman Da'ron Sinceno was hit by a pitch and driven in by Cade Phillips double. The Wave again answered in the bottom, this time taking the lead at 4-3.
The Demons took the lead in the fourth as Sinceno singled before Phillips also singled and Tryson Fowler drew a walk to load the bases before a fielders choice allowed a run to score and Wascom singled in Phillips. The Wave scored three runs in the bottom to retake the lead at 7-5.
Ponchatoula added another run in the fifth for an 8-5 lead and two more runs in the sixth to go ahead 10-5. The Demons only managed two base runners in the last three innings as they fell to the Green Wave 10-5.
Offensively Cade Phillips led the Demons with a double and a single, while Elisha Hart and Banyan Penton also had doubles while Rickken Burkhalter, Micah Wascom and Da'ron Sinceno each had singles.
In the pitching department Brady Smith got the start and lasted one and a third inning allowing five hits, walking two and striking out one. Jacob Tullos pitched three and two thirds innings giving up three hits, walking four and striking out six. Mason Bowman pitched one inning allowing one hit and walking three.
Earlier in the week the Demons lost to Central 1-0 and to Lutcher 2-1 on Friday night before falling to Hammond 6-4 on Saturday.
The Demons will host their own tournament this weekend as they welcome Sumner, Walker and Doyle to play Thursday, Friday and Saturday respectively. The Demons will travel to Pine to play the Raiders on Tuesday March 14.
