Mannford had lost five straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 2-7 to make it six. They came up short against Sperry, falling 14-6. Mannford was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Sperry apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2025.
As for Sperry, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-7. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games.
For Sperry's part, Bentley Woodard and Bo Stubbs made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Woodard tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Stubbs struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Woodard went 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Stubbs got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run. That's the most RBI Woodard has posted since back in April of 2025.
In other batting news, Sperry let Parker Rice and Houston Asher run wild. Rice went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double, while Asher went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Sherrill, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Mannford and Sperry could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Oklahoma Rankings. The Pirates will challenge Skiatook at 5:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (206 vs. 97). Meanwhile, Sperry (ranked 226th) will meet Kansas (ranked 69th) at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday.
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