Manchester posted their closest win since April 9th on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets 7-5. This was a revenge game for the Greyhounds: when they faced off against the Rockets last Thursday, they had to take a 10-9 loss.
Traevyn Hilderbrand
| 04/30/26 vs Fayetteville-Perry | 8 |
| 04/23/26 @ Fayetteville-Perry | 8 |
| 04/16/26 @ Fairfield | 7 |
| 04/09/26 @ Peebles | 8 |
| 03/31/26 @ West Union | 6 |
Traevyn Hilderbrand spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Manchester's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carson Inman, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Luke Applegate was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
The win made it two in a row for Manchester and bumps their season record up to 7-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Fayetteville-Perry, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Coming up, Manchester will look to defend their home field on Friday against Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington at 5:00 p.m. The Blue Jays have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 22 runs per game on average), something the Greyhounds will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Fayetteville-Perry, they will face off against Peebles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rockets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season.
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