Baseball Recap: Manila Beats West Memphis for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Lions

Margin (Wins)

03/03/25 vs Blytheville	19
03/17/25 vs Osceola	18
04/01/25 @ Hoxie	16
03/17/25 vs Osceola	15
03/13/25 vs Hoxie	15

Manila came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the West Memphis Blue Devils with a sharp 14-4 win. Considering the Lions have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Manila's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for West Memphis, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.

Coming up, Manila will head out to take on Newport at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for West Memphis, they will welcome Central at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.