Softball Game Preview: Manchester Greyhounds vs. Green Bobcats

Greyhounds

Runs

04/17/25 vs Fayetteville-Perry	3
04/12/25 vs Glenwood	22
04/11/25 @ Eastern	2
04/09/25 vs Augusta	16
04/08/25 vs Clay	5
+ 5 more games

Manchester is a perfect 3-0 against Green since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Greyhounds will look to defend their home field against the Bobcats at 11:00 a.m. Manchester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season.

Manchester proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 22) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Fayetteville-Perry.

Rylie Young made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Young was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.

Young wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Carter, who went 1-for-2 with one run.

Meanwhile, Green earned an 11-7 victory over East on Thursday.

Manchester's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Green, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-8 record this season.

Everything went Manchester's way against Green in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, as Manchester made off with a 13-1 win. Will the Greyhounds repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.