Baseball Game Preview: Manti Templars vs. Milford Tigers

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Previous 3 Games

05/02/23 - Home	15-1 W
03/19/21 - Neutral	11-1 W
03/19/16 - Home	17-0 W

Manti has gone a perfect 3-0 against Milford recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Manti Templars will face off against the Milford Tigers at 12:00 p.m. Manti has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Milford will come in with six straight wins.

Manti managed to slip by Beaver the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Manti came up short against Beaver on Saturday, falling 14-4.

Manti saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Cherry, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Even though they lost, Manti was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Milford faced off against Water Canyon on Wednesday. Everything went Milford's way against Water Canyon as Milford made off with a 16-0 victory. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Kilo Tsosie was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Toby LaOrange, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.

Milford pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 14 runs. As for Manti, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

Everything went Manti's way against Milford in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, as Manti made off with a 15-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manti since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.