The Manchester Central Little Green will head out to challenge the Exeter Blue Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Manchester Central is looking for their season's first victory.
Manchester Central fell victim to Pinkerton and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Astros, falling 11-0.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Exeter, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against Merrimack by a score of 9-5 on Tuesday. The Blue Hawks haven't had any issues with the Tomahawks recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Exeter let Jack Dever and Kyle Morgado run wild. Dever went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Morgado went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Those four hits gave Morgado a new career-high. John Bakker also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Exeter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Merrimack only posted a batting average of .300.
Exeter pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Manchester Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Manchester Central couldn't quite finish off Exeter when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Little Green avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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