Mantachie came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 14-4 to the Hatley Tigers. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Troy Bruce was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
At the plate, Mantachie saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Estes, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Mantachie hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hatley struck out eight times.
Mantachie's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Hatley, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-10.
Coming up, Mantachie will challenge Hickory Flat at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mantachie is facing Hickory Flat at the right time seeing as Hickory Flat is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Hatley, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 7-5 loss against Hamilton on the 21st.
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