The DuPont Manual Crimsons will challenge the Boyd County Lions at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
DuPont Manual fell victim to North Oldham and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Crimsons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Anthony Holt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, DuPont Manual saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Sanford, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Boyd County came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Rams as they made off with an 11-3 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Boyd County's win was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-4-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for DuPont Manual, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-17.
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