Baseball Preview: Churchland Truckers vs. Manor Mustangs
The Churchland Truckers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Manor Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Churchland is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Southampton (and have done all season long). Churchland put the hurt on Southampton with a sharp 10-2 victory on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Churchland.
AJ Boone was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Boone was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Churchland let Daniel Sellers and Jayden Upton-Hall loose on the outfield. Sellers scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Upton-Hall scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Upton-Hall is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Jackson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Manor had just enough and edged Booker T. Washington out 10-9 on Friday.
Churchland pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Manor, their victory bumped their record up to 2-8.
Everything went Churchland's way against Manor in their previous matchup back in March as Churchland made off with an 18-1 win. Does Churchland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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