Central Noble entered their tilt with Manchester with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Manchester Squires on Saturday and snuck past 8-7. That's two games straight that Central Noble has won by just one run.
Tysen Deck was excellent, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Copas, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Manchester's side, Evan Estep was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Manchester kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of seven games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Central Noble is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Manchester, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Central Noble by a score of 8-6 later that day.
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