Manchester has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Whitko Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Manchester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Manchester beat Northfield 8-5.
Molly Schannep spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Izzy Renz and Hadley West did most of the damage at the plate: Renz scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while West scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Savannah Evans was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Whitko was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 17-2 to Norwell.
Whitko saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reagan Klepinger, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Manchester's win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Whitko, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Manchester couldn't quite finish off Whitko when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 7-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whitko's Cassidy Skinner, who struck out 14 batters over ten innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Manchester knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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