Canon-McMillan has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Seneca Valley Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Canon-McMillan will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Thursday, Canon-McMillan beat Baldwin 7-3.
Brooke Bumer looked comfortable as she pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sam Merkle, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. McKenna Severin was another key contributor, scoring two runs.
Meanwhile, after a string of 14 wins, Seneca Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 15-2 to Hempfield Area. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Seneca Valley couldn't push the score so high this time.
Seneca Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexie Hames, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Canon-McMillan's victory bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Seneca Valley, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-1.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Canon-McMillan has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. However, it's not like Seneca Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.3. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Canon-McMillan came up short against Seneca Valley in their previous matchup on Tuesday, falling 10-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hames, who struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Canon-McMillan knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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