NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester softball pitching allowed only seven hits over five innings in the first game, and Brooklyn Howard tossed a one-hitter in game two to shutout visiting Fremont twice, 10-0 and 8-0 in a doubleheader Saturday. Mattie McKee got the win in the first game, recording seven strikeouts and scattering seven singles. Sydney Day and Cierra Carter drove in four runs each in the opener. Howard struck out 14 Fremont hitters in the second game. Carter had three hits, and Kierra Stacy drove in three runs in the nightcap. Manchester will take a 4-1 record into its road game at Adams Central Tuesday. GAME 1 MANCHESTER 10, FREMONT 0 (5 inn.) F 000 00 – 0 7 4 M 451 0x – 10 7 0 Manchester – McKee (W, 5IP, 7H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 7K) GAME 2 MANCHESTER 10, FREMONT 0 F 000 000 0 – 0 1 2 M 600 101 x – 8 12 0 Manchester – Howard (W, 7IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 14K) Manchester record: 4-1
