DuPont Manual is 0-9 against Eastern since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The DuPont Manual Crimsons will head out on the road to square off against the Eastern Eagles at 12:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought match, but DuPont Manual had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Central Hardin. That's two games in a row now that DuPont Manual has lost by just one run.
DuPont Manual saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Walker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eastern unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Bullitt Central by a score of 8-7.
Aidan Calhoun and Ethan Carroll did some serious damage despite the final result: Calhoun scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Carroll scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for DuPont Manual and nudges their season record down to 13-11. As for Eastern, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.
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