965 V3 ch199 Franklin HS (6)

Mitchell took his time taking his gear off and switching to the offensive. He seemed steady for his plate appearance, working the count until hitting a grounder to to the right. The second baseman easily dealt with it and earned the first out. Mitchell came back to the dugout, Jason moved to the batter's box, and Dalton went out to the on deck circle. 

Coach followed Mitchell to his spot on the bench and spoke to him as he switched out his gear. 

"Probably prepping him for the seventh inning." Kyle squeezed between me and Dave. "Underclassman to close out a championship game?" He gave a shake of his head. "That's some bad news."

"It's only bad news if Matt and Tyler can't close it out after him." Dave pointed out. 

My heart started to pound in my chest a little louder. I didn't like hearing the twins talk about the future downfall of Marshel. It put me on edge.