The Manchester Squires are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Rochester Zebras at 5:30 p.m. Manchester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Manchester needed a bit of extra time to put away Central Noble. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 victory over the Cougars.
Garrett Sites and Ethan Hendrix did most of the damage at the plate: 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.
Meanwhile, Rochester made easy work of Concord on Monday and carried off a 7-1 win.
Brant Beck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Casper, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brady Beck, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Manchester has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6-1 record this season. As for Rochester, their record is now 16-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Manchester hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Rochester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Manchester was able to grind out a solid victory over Rochester in their previous matchup back in April, winning 9-5. Will Manchester repeat their success, or does Rochester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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