Manor had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Green Run Stallions 9-8. For Manor, this counts as revenge for the 6-1 loss Green Run walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
For Green Run's part, Ja'Myr Jones made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Kris Barats was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Green Run was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Manor's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-11. As for Green Run, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-18.
Manor has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Norview at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Norview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Green Run, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Bayside at 5:00 p.m.
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