The Manchester Greyhounds will take on the Eastern Eagles in a tournament on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Manchester has six straight victories, Eastern has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Manchester is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 17-2 on Monday. The Greyhounds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Leland Horner
| 05/19/25 @ Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington | 6 |
| 04/22/24 @ Augusta | 4 |
| 04/15/24 vs Augusta | 4 |
| 04/22/25 vs North Adams | 2 |
| 04/20/24 vs Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Leland Horner, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with six RBI, one run, and one double. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Applegate, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
Manchester kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Eastern suffered their closest loss since May 14, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Peebles by a score of 6-4.
Eastern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cade Leist, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Manchester's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Eastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Eastern's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Manchester has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .455. It's a different story for Eastern, though, as they've only averaged .352. Will they be able to contain Manchester's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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