Baseball Recap: Manchester Comes Up Short

Manchester was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 11-8 to the East Catholic Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-5 on April 6th.

Manchester got a big performance out of Ethan Ortiz, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was Ortiz's first of the season. Another player making a difference was EJ Perez, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Manchester's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for East Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.

Looking ahead, Manchester will head out on the road to challenge Glastonbury at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for East Catholic, they will welcome Tolland at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.