The DuPont Manual Crimsons will square off against the North Oldham Mustangs at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. DuPont Manual is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, DuPont Manual made easy work of Jeffersonville and carried off an 18-4 win. Considering the Crimsons have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
DuPont Manual let Payton Russell and Sophie Bynum run wild. Russell went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs, while Bynum got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI Bynum has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Takenzie Young, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
DuPont Manual hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but North Oldham ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Oldham County 9-8.
DuPont Manual's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for North Oldham, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
DuPont Manual beat North Oldham 14-10 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Do the Crimsons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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