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| 04/10/24 - Away | 6-1 W |
| 04/26/23 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 04/04/23 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 04/27/22 - Away | 7-11 L |
| 05/01/21 - Away | 7-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Manchester and Tolland are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Red Hawks will square off against the Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
Manchester is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Edwin O. Smith on Friday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 4-2. Red Hawks fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Panthers since on Friday.
Manchester saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Ortiz, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Tolland came out on top against Bristol Eastern on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run third inning. The Eagles put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 9-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Jackson Gietek was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Clark, who went 4-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
Tolland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Manchester dropped their record down to 4-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.67 runs. As for Tolland, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Manchester beat Tolland 6-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Red Hawks repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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