Manchester proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 22) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets 3-2. For the Greyhounds, this counts as revenge for the 5-4 win the Rockets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.
Rylie Young made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Young was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Young wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Carter, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Greyhounds
| 04/17/25 vs Fayetteville-Perry | 3-2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Glenwood | 22-0 |
| 04/09/25 vs Augusta | 16-3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Clay | 5-4 |
| 04/02/25 vs East | 11-0 |
| + 2 more games |
Manchester pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Fayetteville-Perry, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Manchester will square off against Green at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Fayetteville-Perry, they will challenge Fairfield at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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