NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (Interstat) — The Manhattan Jaspers and Iona Gaels meet Friday in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference doubleheader at City Park, with the first game scheduled for the afternoon and the second in the evening.

Manhattan (19-28) enters after a 7-2 loss to Iona on Thursday, the same result that gave Iona (18-27) its second win in three meetings this season. The teams also play Saturday to close the regular-season series.

Weather is forecast to be 61 degrees with rain at game time.

Pitching matchups

Manhattan is expected to start right-hander Matthew Steinberg, who took the loss Thursday despite allowing one earned run on no hits over five innings with three strikeouts. In his previous start May 8 against Niagara, Steinberg surrendered four earned runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings. He also threw three scoreless innings April 21 at La Salle.

Iona counters with right-hander Brendan Callanan, who earned the win Thursday with seven innings of two-run, four-hit ball and one strikeout. Callanan has been inconsistent; he allowed one earned run in two innings May 10 at Siena but gave up three earned runs in three innings in a May 8 loss to the Saints. On May 1 against Canisius, he threw seven scoreless innings.

Recent results

Manhattan is 4-6 in its last 10 games, including a 14-3 win over Niagara on May 10 and an 11-1 victory at Long Island on May 12. The Jaspers also lost 14-11 in 10 innings to Niagara on May 8.

Iona has lost nine of its last 11, with the win against Manhattan on Thursday snapping a four-game skid. The Gaels dropped a pair at Siena on May 8 and May 10, and lost 1-0 to Yale on May 6.

Players to watch

For Manhattan, shortstop Ryan Lordier went 2-for-3 with an RBI on Thursday, and left fielder Colin Baseshore was 2-for-4 with an RBI. The Jaspers’ offense has been inconsistent, averaging 6.2 runs per game in wins but 3.4 in losses.

For Iona, designated hitter Sean Stephenson homered and drove in a run Thursday, and reliever Sean Davis threw two scoreless innings.

Projections

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-3 Manhattan win for the afternoon game, while its ELO system gives the Jaspers a 59.80 percent probability of victory.