Baseball Game Preview: Manchester Academy Mavericks vs. Deer Creek Warriors

Manchester Academy is a perfect 10-0 against Deer Creek since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Manchester Academy Mavericks will look to defend their home field against the Deer Creek Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Manchester Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Deer Creek likes a good challenge.

Manchester Academy's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Deer Creek. The result was nothing new for the Mavericks, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.

Jon Parker Dees

Stolen Base

03/18/25 @ Deer Creek	4
03/18/25 vs Benton Academy	2
03/17/25 vs Yazoo City	1
03/13/25 vs Humphreys Academy	4
03/12/25 vs Winston Academy	1
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The team relied heavily on Jon Parker Dees, who scored three runs and stole Four bases. while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Beidleman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.

Manchester Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in five consecutive contests.

Manchester Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Deer Creek and nudges their season record down to 0-2.