Manor is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Franklin a 14-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Manor Mustangs will welcome the Franklin Broncos at 4:30 p.m. Manor will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Tuesday, Manor got the win against Norcom by a conclusive 16-6. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Greyhounds recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Ethan McCrickard
| 04/22/25 @ Norcom | 5 |
| 03/26/25 vs Deep Creek | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Churchland | 2 |
| 03/19/25 @ Norfolk Collegiate | 2 |
Ethan McCrickard and Gavin Shelburne made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, McCrickard tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Shelburne struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). The dominant performance also gave McCrickard a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At bat, McCrickard went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Shelburne went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and four RBI.
In other batting news, Cody Miller and Harrison Griffin did most of the damage at the plate: Miller got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Griffin went 2-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI. Those four runs gave Griffin a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Henry Newburn, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Manor kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Franklin fell victim to Essex and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 19-0 to the Trojans.
Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Manor, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
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