Evart is 3-0 against Manton since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Evart Wildcats will be playing at home against the Manton Rangers at 4:15 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Manton is hoping to do on Tuesday what Clare couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Evart's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Evart's way against Clare as Evart made off with a 7-1 victory. Considering Evart has won three contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kyrah Gray made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gray was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Kate Gostlin was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Jilly Decker was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Manton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Eagles.
Evart pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Manton, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Evart took their win against Manton when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 19-6. Will Evart repeat their success, or does Manton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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