Manchester is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Fairless a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Manchester Panthers will welcome the Fairless Falcons at 12:00 p.m. Fairless took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Manchester, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Manchester faced off against Canton South on Monday. The Panthers came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 11-7. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Fairless didn't have quite enough to beat Orrville on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Mike Ritterbeck was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Ritterbeck wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Blake Gregorich, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Fairless' defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Manchester, their win bumped their record up to 6-9.
Manchester came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairless in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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