The Manchester Greyhounds will venture away from home to take on the Minford Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Manchester knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Minford likes a good challenge.
Manchester barely beat Fayetteville-Perry the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Greyhounds blew past the Rockets 14-5 on Thursday. The Greyhounds haven't had any issues with the Rockets recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
The team relied heavily on Luke Applegate, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Clayton Colvin, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Manchester was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .407 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Minford fell victim to Symmes Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Vikings. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Manchester pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Minford, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
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