Baseball Game Preview: Manchester Leaves Home

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 4:11am

Baseball Preview: Manchester Lancers vs. L.C. Bird Skyhawks

Manchester is 10-0 against L.C. Bird since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Manchester Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the L.C. Bird Skyhawks at 5:00 p.m. L.C. Bird took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Manchester, who comes in off a win.

Manchester took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Powhatan. Considering Manchester has won three matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for L.C. Bird's offense. They lost 13-0 to Monacan on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for L.C. Bird in their matchups with Monacan: they've now lost six in a row.

Manchester's victory bumped their record up to 4-6. As for L.C. Bird, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.

Everything went Manchester's way against L.C. Bird when the teams last played back in March as Manchester made off with a 9-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manchester since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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