Manchester and Fayetteville-Perry are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Manchester Greyhounds will head out on the road to square off against the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Manchester is looking to tack on another W to their 16-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Wednesday, Manchester beat Lynchburg-Clay 6-2.
Rylie Young made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Young has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Young was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Jenna Campbell was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Addilyn Hunter was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville-Perry scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They put the hurt on Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington with a sharp 20-2 win. Fayetteville-Perry might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Kaydence Cramton was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Wells, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Manchester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Fayetteville-Perry, their record is now 13-5.
Manchester came up short against Fayetteville-Perry in their previous matchup back in April, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fayetteville-Perry's Izabella Waddle, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Now that Manchester knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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