Baseball Recap: Manteno Panthers vs. Iroquois West Raiders
Manteno can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Iroquois West Raiders. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Manteno.
Maddox Toepper made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Toepper was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Nolan Canfield tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Gannon Adamson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Buehler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Manteno's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Iroquois West, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Manteno will head out on the road to challenge Beecher at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Beecher will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Manteno surely won't give up without a fight. As for Iroquois West, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Armstrong at 4:30 p.m. Armstrong is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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