Manti has gone 8-2 against North Sanpete recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Manti will venture away from home to take on North Sanpete at 3:00 p.m. Manti is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Manti will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against Duchesne on Saturday. Manti put the hurt on Duchesne with a sharp 19-0 win. That 19 run margin sets a new team best for the Templars this season.
Lane Cox
Lane Cox made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Manti is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-4 otherwise. Cox was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Adam Andreasen was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Mason Cherry was another key player, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Manti was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Sanpete came up short against Carbon on Friday, falling 11-4.
Peyton Rostron was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits.
On the hitting side, North Sanpete saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Manti's record is now 3-5. As for North Sanpete, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
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