McBain's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They put the hurt on the Manton Rangers with a sharp 7-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Ramblers in their matchups with the Rangers: they've now won three in a row.
Suan Kim looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of McBain's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 4-1 (and 3-6-1 when he doesn't).

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On the hitting side, Alan Thomas was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trenton Brunink, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
The win got McBain back to even at 7-7-1. As for Manton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-6.
As of now, neither McBain nor the Rangers have any future games scheduled.
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