After flying high against Banneker last Tuesday, New Manchester came back down to earth. The New Manchester Jaguar fell just short of the Chapel Hill Panthers by a score of 8-6 on Friday. The Jaguar were not able to make up for their defeat to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in February of 2023.
Brandon Fears
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Justin Bradford and Brandon Fears did some serious damage despite the final result: Bradford scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Fears scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Fears is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
New Manchester's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Chapel Hill, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-3.
Looking ahead, New Manchester will square off against Lovejoy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. New Manchester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Chapel Hill, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers take on the Wildcats at 5:55 p.m. on Monday.
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