The Manhattan Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Three Forks Wolves at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Manhattan sitting on six straight victories and Three Forks on three.
Manhattan is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Conrad, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Manhattan was ranked first). Manhattan walked away with an 8-4 win over Conrad on Friday.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Three Forks gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Powell County as Three Forks made off with a 26-5 win. While fans of Three Forks might be used to big wins, the 21-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Kinley Feliciano made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only two hits. Feliciano was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maycee Church and Sierra Schall did most of the damage at the plate: Church scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Schall scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Schall has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Eva Parker was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Manhattan's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Three Forks, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Everything went Manhattan's way against Three Forks in their previous matchup back in April as Manhattan made off with a 23-11 victory. Does Manhattan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Three Forks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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