Manchester and Fayetteville-Perry are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Manchester Greyhounds will head out on the road to take on the Fayetteville-Perry Rockets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Manchester is looking to tack on another W to their 16-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
On Wednesday, Manchester beat Lynchburg-Clay 6-2.
Rylie Young made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Young has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Young was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Jenna Campbell was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Addilyn Hunter, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Fayetteville-Perry entered their game against Fairfield on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Fayetteville-Perry lost 13-2 to Fairfield. It was the first time this season that Fayetteville-Perry let down their fans at home.
Fayetteville-Perry saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Wells, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Manchester is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Fayetteville-Perry, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Manchester has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Fayetteville-Perry struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.9. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Manchester came up short against Fayetteville-Perry in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fayetteville-Perry's Izabella Waddle, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Now that Manchester knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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