The Franklin County Rebels beat the Sequatchie County Indians 5-1 on the road Friday for their 14th win of the season.

The Rebels took the lead in the middle innings and pulled away in the top of the sixth as they closed out the week with a victory.

The Rebels scored their first run of the contest in the top of the third as Avery Jackson came through with a two-out RBI single to make it a 1-0 game.

Taylor Austin reached base on an error to lead off the top of the fourth, stole second, advanced to third on a single from Avery Jackson and scored after a balk was called against the Indians to push the lead up to 2-0.

The Rebels scored their remaining three runs for the contest in the top of the sixth as Gavin McBee hit into an RBI fielder’s choice, Layton Jones recorded an RBI double and Avery Jackson contributed his second RBI single of the day to put the Indians in a 5-0 hole.

The Indians scored a run off of a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth to make up some ground, but the Rebels held them off the board in the bottom of the seventh to clinch a four-run victory.

Connor Parker pitched the first five innings for the Rebels with seven strikeouts, one hit, one walk and no runs allowed for the day.

Colson Kelley pitched one inning in relief with one strikeout, one hit, two walks and one run allowed, and Avery Jackson pitched one scoreless inning in relief with one strikeout and two hits allowed.

With the win, the Rebels improved to 14-10 on the season.

Lincoln County 9, Rebels 2

The Rebels lost to the Lincoln County Falcons 9-2 on the road on April 8 for their 10th loss of the season.

The Rebels fell behind early in the contest and faced a sizable deficit for most of the day as they took a decisive defeat.

Franklin County head baseball coach Mike Crossland said that his team’s performance in the last few games has not lived up to his expectations with the Rebels seemingly straying away from the aggressive playstyle that led them to success early in the season.

“Now we’re just kind of playing back on our heels waiting to see what happens instead of attacking every phase of the game: pitching, defense and at the plate,” he said. “Until we get back to playing our style of baseball, which is attacking every aspect, we’re going to be up and down.”

The Falcons scored their first run of the day in the bottom of the second off of a two-out RBI single, and they scored four more runs in the bottom of the third to make it a 5-0 game early.

The Rebels got on the board in the top of the fourth as Austin came through with a two-out RBI single to cut the deficit down to 5-1.

The Falcons recorded another run on a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to grow their lead up to 6-1.

The Rebels loaded the bases with one out in the top of the sixth as Avery Jackson singled and Ayden Hodosi and Austin both drew walks, and a balk called against the Falcons allowed Avery Jackson to walk home from third base to put the overall score at 6-2.

However, the Falcons went on to score three more runs in the bottom of the sixth to push the deficit up to 9-2 going into the final inning.

The Rebels loaded the bases again in the top of the seventh as Ethan Stoltzfus hit a double, Jones drew a walk and Gus Gardner singled with one out in the frame, but a strikeout and a fielder’s choice then ended the contest as the Rebels lost by seven.

Si Owens pitched the first three innings for the Rebels with three strikeouts, six hits, four walks, four earned runs and one unearned run allowed for the day.

Keylen Partin pitched two innings in relief with three strikeouts, five hits, two walks and four runs allowed.

Jackson Carr pitched a scoreless inning in relief with no hits or walks allowed.

With the loss, the Rebels moved to 13-10 on the season.

Forrest 7, Rebels 2

The Rebels lost to the Forrest Rockets 7-2 on the road on April 7 for their ninth loss of the season.

All of the runs for the contest were scored in the first two innings as the Rebels were unable to overcome a sizable early deficit.

The Rebels loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the first as McBee and Jones hit consecutive singles and Gardner drew a walk.

Avery Jackson and Parker recorded RBI singles later in the frame to give their team an early 2-0 advantage.

However, the Rockets responded quickly as a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the first tied the game at 2-2.

With two outs and only one runner on base in the bottom of the second, the Rockets drew three consecutive walks to allow the lead runner to score, and their next batter hit a grand-slam home run to put the Rebels in a 7-2 hole.

The Rebels loaded the bases with only one out in the top of the sixth as McBee, Jones and Hodosi each recorded singles in the frame. However, a pair of flyouts then ended the inning and stranded all three runners.

Stoltzfus hit a oneout single for the Rebels in the top of the seventh to give them a baserunner in the final inning, but a double play then ended the contest as the Rebels lost by five.

Avery Jackson pitched the first two innings for the Rebels with one strikeout, three hits, four walks and seven runs allowed for the day.

Kelley pitched four scoreless innings in relief with eight strikeouts, one hit and three walks allowed.

With the loss, the Rebels moved to 13-9 on the season.

Rebels 6, Forrest 5

The Rebels beat the Forrest Rockets 6-5 at home on April 6 for their 13th win of the season.

The Rebels saw a three-run lead disappear in the top of the sixth, but they were able to pull back ahead in the bottom half of the sixth and held on from there for a narrow victory.

The Rockets scored the first run of the day as a two-out RBI single gave them a 1-0 edge in the top of the first.

However, the Rebels answered back quickly as Avery Jackson came through with a two-out RBI single of his own in the bottom of the first to tie the score at 1-1.

The Rebels took the lead in the bottom of the fifth as an RBI single from Jones and a two-run single from Hodosi put the overall score at 4-1 late.

The Rockets had their first four batters in the top of the sixth reach base on two singles, a double and an error with all of them being brought around to score in the frame as the Rebels suddenly found themselves trailing by a 5-4 margin.

Parker was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the sixth, and Stoltzfus took his place on the basepaths after hitting into a fielder’s choice. Braden Jackson and Mc-Bee then drew walks to load the bases with only one out.

Jones hit a pitch to left field for a sacrifi ce fly to drive in Elijah Dorrell, pinch-running for Stoltzfus, from third base as the tying run, and an error on the same play allowed Kingzli Wells, pinch-running for Braden Jackson, to race home as well to flip the scoreboard back in Franklin County’s favor.

The Rockets were retired in order in the top of the seventh as the Rebels clinched a onerun victory.

Gardner pitched the first five innings for the Rebels with seven strikeouts, seven hits, three earned runs and two unearned runs allowed for the day.

Cameron Denton pitched the final two innings in relief with one strikeout, one hit, one walk and no runs allowed.

With the win, the Rebels improved to 13-8 on the season.

They next played Monday at Lawrence County High School in a game which came after the Herald Chronicle’s press deadline.