Manchester won the last time they faced Lynchburg-Clay, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Manchester Greyhounds came out on top against the Lynchburg-Clay Mustangs by a score of 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Manchester.
Rylie Young made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Young has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Young was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jenna Campbell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Addilyn Hunter, who scored a run and stole two bases.
On Lynchburg-Clay's side, Avery Blankenship and Sophia. Michael did some serious damage despite the final result: Blankenship went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double, while Michael scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Manchester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Lynchburg-Clay, they dropped their record down to 10-11 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Manchester will square off against Fayetteville-Perry at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fayetteville-Perry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Lynchburg-Clay, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Clay at 1:00 p.m. Clay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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