The Manchester Red Hawks will square off against the East Catholic Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Enfield hit Manchester with a four-run fifth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Red Hawks took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The Red Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Manchester saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Ortiz, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, East Catholic faced Glastonbury in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Eagles lost 7-1 to the Guardians. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Manchester's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for East Catholic, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
Manchester couldn't quite get it done against East Catholic when the teams last played on April 6th as they fell 8-5. Will the Red Hawks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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