The Lewis Cass Kings are taking a road trip to challenge the Manchester Squires at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Lewis Cass is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Northfield on Monday. They fell 5-2 to the Norsemen. The Kings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Manchester, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Whitko a 6-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Squires have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Harper Sturtsman, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Whitko off the board. Sturtsman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Evan Estep was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Dallas Martin was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Manchester was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Manchester moved to 10-11 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Lewis Cass, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Lewis Cass suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Manchester in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Kings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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