Baseball Recap: Manville Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 vs Voorhees	14
04/29/25 vs Bound Brook	10
04/17/25 vs South Hunterdon	9
04/02/25 @ Dunellen	9
04/22/25 @ Highland Park	6

There's no place like home for Manville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bound Brook Crusaders a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Brandon Wright, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Tyler Johnson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Manville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.7 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 10.6.

Manville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Bound Brook, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

Manville will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Crusaders: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.