Fern Creek is 0-5 against DuPont Manual since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Fern Creek Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the DuPont Manual Crimsons at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fern Creek's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against South Oldham and snuck past 1-0.
Meanwhile, DuPont Manual put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Portland Christian as DuPont Manual made off with a 19-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for DuPont Manual who now have three in a row.
Losha Hunt was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Owen Walker, who went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Fern Creek's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-11. As for DuPont Manual, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season.
Fern Creek came up short against DuPont Manual when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 10-7. Can Fern Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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