Manchester entered their tilt with Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Blue Jays by a score of 8-4 on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Manchester, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Rylie Young made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Young has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Young was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Manchester got a massive performance out of Mahayla Brown, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Addilyn Hunter, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Manchester pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
Manchester will be playing at home against Clay at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Manchester's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Clay's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington, they will head out on the road to square off against Lynchburg-Clay at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
