
Greyhounds
04/16/25 vs West Union | 14 |
05/09/25 @ Fairfield | 12 |
05/08/25 vs Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington | 10 |
04/12/25 vs Glenwood | 10 |
04/17/25 vs Fayetteville-Perry | 9 |
Manchester barely beat Fairfield the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Greyhounds never let the Lions get on the board and left with a 12-0 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won seven matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Manchester let Luke Applegate and Traevyn Hilderbrand run wild. Applegate went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Hilderbrand got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave Applegate a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Clayton Colvin, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
The victory (which was Manchester's fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Fairfield, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Manchester is set to square off against their familiar foe Fayetteville-Perry at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Fairfield will take on rival Whiteoak at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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