Manchester won the last time they faced Platt and things went their way on Monday too. The Red Hawks came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 9-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Hawks.
Izabella Derench ?26 was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Derench ?26 was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with six stolen bases and three runs.
In other batting news, Chloe Fontaine '25 was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Another player making a difference was McKenna Hills-Nevin '26, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Manchester was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Platt only posted a batting average of .115.
Manchester's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Platt, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Manchester has already played their next game (against Simsbury), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Platt, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 14-1 defeat against East Catholic on the 16th.
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