Manning had lost five straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 5-17 to make it six. They came up short against the Timberland Wolves, falling 16-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-6 on Monday.
Manning saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Robinson, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Timberland, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-14. 16 seems to be a good number for them as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Timberland's side, Austin Carter was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those two runs gave Carter a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rhys Williams, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs.
Coming up, Manning is taking a road trip to take on Lake City at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Monarchs' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Timberland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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