The Manti Templars will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Richfield Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. Manti will be strutting in after a win while Richfield will be coming in after a loss.
Manti will head into Friday's match having proved themselves against Delta: Manti barely beat Delta the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Manti put the hurt on Delta with a sharp 16-4 victory on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Manti.
Manti saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reggie Frischknecht, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Richfield's offense. They suffered a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Emery on Friday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Richfield's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Manti's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-6. As for Richfield, they dropped their record down to 7-13 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Manti took their victory against Richfield in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 19-7. Does Manti have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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