Manchester Academy entered their tilt with Central Holmes Christian with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They came out on top against the Central Holmes Christian Trojans by a score of 6-3 on Friday. Six seems to be a good number for Manchester Academy as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Manchester Academy's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Garner Burton, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Burton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jon Parker Dees, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Central Holmes Christian's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Wiysel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Manchester Academy's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1. As for Central Holmes Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Manchester Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Yazoo County at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Yazoo County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Central Holmes Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Clinton Christian Academy at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Central Holmes Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
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