The Manchester Township Hawks will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Neptune Scarlet Fliers at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Manchester Township and six for Neptune.
Manchester Township will head into Wednesday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Donovan Catholic on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run loss they were dealt on Monday. Manchester Township fell just short of Donovan Catholic by a score of 9-7.
Anthony Carino was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Carino was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
Carino wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Colton Sitarik, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Neptune came up short against Ocean Township on Tuesday and fell 7-4.
Manchester Township's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Neptune, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Manchester Township came up short against Neptune when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Will Manchester Township have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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