Manchester entered their tilt with Churubusco with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Churubusco Eagles on Saturday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Manchester also won the last time the pair played on Saturday.
Davin Hendrix spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Gavin Martin was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Evan Estep was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
On Churubusco's side, Brennan Gaff made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Manchester's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2-1. As for Churubusco, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8-1.
Manchester will head out on the road to face off against Wabash at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Wabash is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Churubusco, they will be playing at home against Central Noble at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Churubusco has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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