The Manchester Panthers will square off against the GlenOak Golden Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Manchester is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
Manchester proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 22) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Hoover 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since March 27th.
Rachel Baker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Manchester saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Saige Rankin, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
GlenOak never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Wadsworth on Friday. They never let the Grizzlies get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by ten runs or more this season.
GlenOak has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Manchester, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
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