Manchester won the last time they faced Field and things went their way on Friday too. The Panthers came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 10-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.

Rachel Baker
05/02/25 vs Field | 13 |
04/30/25 @ Woodridge | 11 |
04/28/25 @ Green | 4 |
04/26/25 vs Triway | 12 |
04/23/25 vs Tuslaw | 9 |
+ 10 more games |
Rachel Baker was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three doubles and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lilly Konen, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Saige Rankin was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Manchester was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in six consecutive games.
Manchester pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Field, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5.
Looking ahead, Manchester will host Canton South at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Field, they will head out to challenge Streetsboro at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Falcons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rockets have averaged an impressive 8.2 runs per game this season.
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