Fayetteville-Perry is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Manchester is on a 17-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Fayetteville-Perry Rockets will take on the Manchester Greyhounds at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fayetteville-Perry: 3.7, Manchester: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Fayetteville-Perry is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Ansonia onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Fayetteville-Perry's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Meanwhile, Manchester came up short against Notre Dame on Thursday and fell 5-1.
Jenna Campbell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Fayetteville-Perry has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Manchester, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.
Fayetteville-Perry beat Manchester 3-0 in their previous matchup back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Manchester's Rylie Young, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fayetteville-Perry still be able to contain Young? There's only one way to find out.
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