Baseball Preview: Manchester Squires vs. Southwood Knights
The Manchester Squires will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southwood Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Manchester will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
Manchester will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a seven-run match in their last game. They fell just short of Heritage by a score of 4-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Manchester has scored all season.
Manchester saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Martynowicz, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Southwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 16-3 to Eastbrook.
Manchester's loss dropped their record down to 17-5-1. As for Southwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Southwood's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Manchester hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .321. It's a different story for Southwood, though, as they've only averaged .238. Will they be able to contain Manchester's hitters?
Everything went Manchester's way against Southwood in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Manchester made off with a 9-2 win. Will Manchester repeat their success, or does Southwood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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