The Franklin County Rebels lost to the Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles 10-2 at home Friday for their 16th loss of the season.

The Rebels faced a sizable deficit for most of the contest as they closed out the regular season with a sixth straight loss.

Franklin County head baseball coach Mike Crossland said that his team needs to move on from Friday’s loss quickly with the postseason set to start in less than a week, and he placed emphasis on his players needing to re-establish an aggressive playstyle.

“I talked to the team last night about us just attacking in all four phases of the game, outfield defense, infield defense, attacking from the mound and attacking at the plate offensively. When this team does that, we’ve got the capability of beating anybody,” he said. “We’ve got to flip that switch, flip the script and get back to playing Franklin County baseball.”

The Golden Eagles scored three runs in the top of the first to quickly put the Rebels in a decent hole.

The Rebels were able to get one of those runs back in the bottom of the first as Ayden Hodosi came through with a two-out RBI single to make it a 3-1 game.

However, the Golden Eagles put together a fiverun frame in the top of the third, and they scored two more runs in the top of the fifth to push the deficit up to 10-1.

Taylor Austin and Braden Jackson drew walks for Franklin County in the bottom of the sixth before Gavin McBee recorded a two-out RBI single to put the overall score at 10-2 late.

The Rebels loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the seventh as Hodosi reached base on a fielder’s choice, Austin drew a walk and Connor Parker singled, but a flyout then ended the contest as the Rebels lost by eight.

Keylen Partin pitched the first 1 1-3 innings for the Rebels with two strikeouts, one hit, two walks, one earned run and two unearned runs allowed.

Colson Kelley pitched 2 2-3 innings in relief with four strikeouts, three hits, three walks and seven runs allowed.

Jackson Carr pitched three shutout innings in relief with one strikeout and three hits allowed.

With the loss, the Rebels moved to 15-16 on the season.

Shelbyville 8, Rebels 3

The Rebels lost to the Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles 8-3 on the road on April 23 for their 15th loss of the season.

The Golden Eagles steadily pulled away in the middle innings of the contest with the Rebels not being able to match their offensive pace as they took their fifth straight loss.

After a scoreless first inning, the Golden Eagles scored two runs in the bottom of the second to jump out to an early lead.

The Golden Eagles also scored three runs in the third inning and one in the fourth to put the Rebels behind by a 6-0 margin.

The Rebels cut the deficit in half in the top of the fifth as singles from Austin and Braden Jackson were followed by a three-run home run from Colton Rinkes to make it a 6-3 game.

However, the Golden Eagles scored two more runs in the bottom half of the fifth to bring their lead back up to 8-3, and the Rebels were held scoreless in the final two innings as they lost by five.

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

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

Avery Jackson pitched one scoreless inning in relief with one hit and three walks allowed.

With the loss, the Rebels moved to 15-15 on the season.

Tullahoma 3, Rebels 0

The Rebels lost to the Tullahoma Wildcats 3-0 at home on April 21 for their 14th loss of the season.

The Rebels fell behind midway through the district contest and were shut out for the fourth time this season as they took their fourth straight loss overall.

The Rebels loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the second as Hodosi and Gardner drew walks and Parker hit a single, but a strikeout and a flyout then ended the inning and left all three runners stranded.

An RBI single from the Wildcats in the top of the fourth put Franklin County in a 1-0 hole at the game’s midway point.

The Wildcats scored one run each in the sixth and seventh innings to further expand their advantage to 3-0 late.

Layton Jones and Hodosi recorded singles in the bottom of the seventh to bring the potential tying run up to bat with two outs in the frame, but a flyout brought an end to the contest from there as the Rebels lost by three.

Parker pitched the first six innings for the Rebels with five strikeouts, six hits, two walks and two runs allowed for the day.

Avery Jackson pitched one inning in relief with one strikeout, two hits and one run allowed.

With the loss, the Rebels moved to 15-14 on the season and 4-4 in district play.

Tullahoma 7, Rebels 3

The Rebels lost to the Tullahoma Wildcats 7-3 on the road on April 20 for their 13th loss of the season.

After taking an early lead, the Rebels fell behind in the middle innings of the contest and weren’t able to regain their footing as they opened the week with a district loss.

Crossland said that his team ran into a familiar issue of not being able to execute offensively to expand on their early advantage.

“Just not being able to produce any offense, it bit us again. (Tullahoma) took advantage of some walks, some misplayed balls in the outfield, and they made us pay for it,” he said before referring to the upcoming postseason. “That team’s got our number right now, and until we get over the hump and find a way to beat them, it’s going to be a long district tournament because we’re going to open up with that same team right there.”

The Rebels jumped ahead in the top of the first as Avery Jackson recorded an RBI single and Parker drew a bases-loaded walk to make it a 2-0 game.

With two outs and nobody on in the bottom of the fourth, the Wildcats had six consecutive batters reach base with five of them being brought around to score to suddenly put Franklin County behind by a 5-2 margin.

The Wildcats scored one run each in the fifth and sixth innings to push the deficit up to 7-2 late.

A single from Avery Jackson and a walk drawn by Hodosi gave the Rebels a few baserunners in the top of the seventh with a single from Parker then driving in Avery Jackson from third base to cut the lead down to 7-3.

However, the Rebels weren’t able to push any more runs across in the frame as they lost by four.

Kelley pitched the first 3 2-3 innings for the Rebels with two strikeouts, four hits, four walks and five runs allowed for the day.

Denton pitched the remaining 3 1-3 innings in relief with two strikeouts, two hits, three walks, one earned run and one unearned run allowed.

With the loss, the Rebels moved to 15-13 on the season and 4-3 in district play.

They will next play today against Tullahoma High School at Lawrence County in a first-round game for the District 12AAA tournament. First pitch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.