After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Perkins-Tryon, Mannford was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over the Sperry Pirates. This was payback for Mannford, who suffered a 7-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Mannford saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Howard, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and a double while going 3-for-4. Gunnar Lovekamp was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Mannford has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-15 record this season. As for Sperry, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-12.
Mannford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Sperry also has no future games currently scheduled.
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