The DuPont Manual Crimsons will take on the Fairdale Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. DuPont Manual will be strutting in after a victory while Fairdale will be coming in after a defeat.
DuPont Manual is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Francis Parker with a sharp 24-1 win on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Crimsons needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Cashton Zuberer made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of DuPont Manual's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 3-1 (and 2-8 when he doesn't). Zuberer was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one triple and one run.
Aiden Jenkins
| 04/15/25 vs Francis Parker | 4 |
| 03/22/25 vs Graves County | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Batavia | 1 |
| 05/11/24 @ Greenwood | 1 |
| 04/27/24 @ Eastern | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Jenkins, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three stolen bases, and eight RBI. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in runs (four). Another player making a difference was Kaden Bauman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and one triple.
Meanwhile, Fairdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 19-3 to Holy Cross.
Fairdale saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzac Payero, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
DuPont Manual's record is now 5-9. As for Fairdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
DuPont Manual came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairdale in their previous matchup back in May of 2019, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crimsons since the squad 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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