After having lost a blowout in their previous game against New Lothrop, Hill-McCloy was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Birch Run Panthers 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hill-McCloy also won the last time the pair played last Saturday.
Lainey Cannon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Cannon has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Cannon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Kyla Deloney was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Natalie Kammerzell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Hill-McCloy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9-1 record this season. As for Birch Run, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.
Hill-McCloy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Birch Run: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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