It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Manchester ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They skirted past the Central Noble Cougars 8-6. This was a revenge match for Manchester, as the team was forced to settle for an 8-7 loss when these two played on Saturday.
Manchester let Garrett Sites and Ethan Hendrix loose on the outfield. Sites went 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI, while Hendrix scored two runs and stole a base while going 5-for-5.
On Central Noble's side, Landyn Champion put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Champion was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
Champion wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaiden Burkhart, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Carter Wilkinson was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Manchester has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6-1 record this season. As for Central Noble, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-9.
Manchester will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Rochester at 5:30 p.m. As for Central Noble, they will take on Hamilton at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Central Noble has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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