The New Manchester Jaguar will head out to challenge the McEachern Indians at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, New Manchester came up short against Luella and fell 14-10. The Jaguar have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, McEachern put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Kennesaw Mountain as McEachern made off with a 14-5 win. Considering the Indians have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
JC Crenshaw tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Alijah Asad was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Marquavious Simpson, who scored four runs and stole Two bases.
New Manchester now has a losing record of 3-4. As for McEachern, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
New Manchester suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to McEachern when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can New Manchester avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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