Lewis Cass fell victim to Manchester and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 7-0 to the Manchester Squires. Lewis Cass was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Manchester apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2018.
For Manchester's part, the result came thanks to Harper Sturtsman's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. Sturtsman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Reiss Gaerte was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Martin, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Lewis Cass dropped their record down to 4-10 with that loss, which was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Manchester, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4-1 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lewis Cass is on the road again on Friday to play Eastern at 6:00 p.m. Eastern will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Lewis Cass surely won't give up without a fight. As for Manchester, they will head out on the road to challenge Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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