The Manual Thunderbolts are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will take on the Wheat Ridge Farmers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Manual will be strutting in after a win while Wheat Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
Manual is headed out to face Wheat Ridge after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Everything went Manual's way against Arrupe Jesuit on Thursday as Manual made off with a 6-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Thunderbolts as it spelled an end to their 18-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Leo Zimmerman made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Zimmerman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Andrew Hernandez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. Mason Gott was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Manual always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .520. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arrupe Jesuit only posted an OBP of .062.
Meanwhile, Wheat Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 23rd straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 10-2 to Fort Morgan.
Wheat Ridge saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Martin, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
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