Langston Hughes and New Manchester are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Langston Hughes Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the New Manchester Jaguar at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. Langston Hughes is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
On Thursday, Langston Hughes suffered a tough 12-1 loss at the hands of South Paulding.
Langston Hughes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marvin Gibson, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, New Manchester fell victim to Newnan and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their rough 16-0 defeat to the Cougars might stick with them for a while. New Manchester has not had much luck with Newnan recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Langston Hughes' loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for New Manchester, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Langston Hughes beat New Manchester 7-4 in their previous matchup on Saturday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Langston Hughes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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