After losing to James F. Byrnes the last time they met, J.L. Mann decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The J.L. Mann Patriots walked away with a 6-3 victory over the James F. Byrnes Rebels on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for J.L. Mann.
Hunter Howard made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Howard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Collin Crane, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Luke Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
J.L. Mann has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for James F. Byrnes, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3.
As of now, neither J.L. Mann nor James F. Byrnes have any future games scheduled.
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