The Concord Minutemen will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the NorthWood Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
While Concord has not struggled against Manchester recently, they managed to flip the script in Saturday's second game. Everything went Concord's way against Manchester as Concord made off with a 14-7 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Concord considering their one-run performance the match before.
Brock Whalen looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Braedon Messenger and Emanuel Rosa did most of the damage at the plate: Messenger scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Rosa went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Andrew Kavanagh was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, NorthWood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Falcons 9-2. NorthWood might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by six runs or more this season.
Connor Reed made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). Reed was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Reed wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Ransberger, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Mason Bogan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
The win got Concord back to even at 3-3. As for NorthWood, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Concord might still be hurting after the 11-2 defeat they got from NorthWood in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Concord, Cody Lambert (who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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