The Exeter Blue Hawks will take on the Manchester Central Little Green at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Exeter's favor as the squad sits on 17 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Manchester Central has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Exeter beat Merrimack 9-5. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Hawks in their matchups with the Tomahawks: they've now won five in a row.
Jack Dever and Kyle Morgado did most of the damage at the plate: Dever went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Morgado went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Morgado a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of John Bakker, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Exeter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Merrimack only posted a batting average of .300.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Manchester Central's offense. They lost 11-0 to Pinkerton on Monday.
Manchester Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Exeter, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Exeter came out on top in a nail-biter against Manchester Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Do the Blue Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Little Green turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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