Baseball Recap: Norview finds home field redemption against Manor

By Team Reports Apr 17, 2024, 1:31am

Baseball Recap: Norview Pilots vs. Manor Mustangs

There's no place like home for Norview, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Manor Mustangs on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Norview also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.

Nyland Billups was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Billups was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, Norview got a massive performance out of Malaki Littlejohn, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Christopher Alcantara, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.

Norview's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Manor, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.

Norview will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Granby at 4:30 p.m. Norview is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Manor, they will head out on the road to challenge Booker T. Washington at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

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