Manti fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Union on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 9-8. The Templars haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Zach Blackham made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Boston Hatch was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Manti's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Union, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-8.
While Manti had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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