The Southeastern Panthers will take on the Manchester Greyhounds in a tournament on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Southeastern's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Belpre 12-0.
Meanwhile, Manchester hadn't done well against Eastern recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Greyhounds walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Warriors.
Luke Applegate made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one double. He has become a key player for Manchester: the team is 9-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Clayton Colvin, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Manchester's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Southeastern, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
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