Manning is 0-9 against East Clarendon since March of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Manning Monarchs will venture away from home to face off against the East Clarendon Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. Manning has given up an average of 16 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Manning came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against East Clarendon, falling 11-1. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Monarchs couldn't push the score so high this time.
For East Clarendon's part, Foster Matthews spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up nine Ks. The dominant performance gave Matthews a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Barnes McConnell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Cooper Goff also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Manning's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for East Clarendon, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-3.
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