Manchester Memorial hasn't had much luck against Exeter recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Crusaders will host the Blue Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Manchester Memorial's offense. They fell just short of Pinkerton by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Exeter never let their opponents score on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Manchester Central as they made off with a 10-0 win. Considering the Blue Hawks have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Zach Hill, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Manchester Central off the board.
At the plate, Garrett White was incredible, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mike Caron, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Exeter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Exeter pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their 18th 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 Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Manchester Memorial suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Exeter when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Crusaders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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