After five games on the road, Taylor County is heading back home. They will welcome the Manchester Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Taylor County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Taylor County will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Brookstone, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Taylor County came out on top against Brookstone by a score of 9-5 on Tuesday.
Molleigh Gassett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alyssa Nipper, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Nashaila Sherman, who scored two runs and stole three bases.
Taylor County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now tossed at least 11 strikeouts in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Manchester was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Spalding, falling 18-1.
Manchester saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marlee McInvale, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Taylor County's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-5. As for Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Manchester's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Taylor County has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Manchester, though, as they've been averaging 9.1. Given Taylor County's sizable advantage in that area, Manchester will need to find a way to close that gap.
Taylor County took their win against Manchester in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 18-4. Will Taylor County repeat their success, or does Manchester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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