The Manchester Township Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Lacey Township Lions at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Manchester Township nor Lacey Township posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Manchester Township fell victim to Barnegat and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 7-0 to the Bengals. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Bengals recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Gabriella Minneci
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Gabriella Minneci spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered seven runs (all of which were unearned) on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Lacey Township and Brick Memorial, and Lacey Township kept the tradition alive. The Lions never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted against the Mustangs since April 23, 2015.
The result came thanks to Bella Byk's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nicole Scheper, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Madison Feldman also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Lacey Township pushed their record up to 6-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Manchester Township, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Manchester Township couldn't quite finish off Lacey Township when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 6-4. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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