The Cannon Cougars will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Cox Mill Chargers at 4:30 p.m. Cannon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, everything went Cannon's way against Covenant Day as Cannon made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cannon.
Maddie Sturgill spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Cannon got a massive performance out of Olivia McLaughlin, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Sturgill, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cox Mill fell victim to a rough 10-1 defeat at the hands of Lake Norman on Friday. Cox Mill has struggled against Lake Norman recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Cox Mill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashlyn Bunn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Cannon has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7-1 record this season. As for Cox Mill, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Cox Mill's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Cannon has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. It's a different story for Cox Mill, though, as they've been averaging 8.8. Given Cannon's sizable advantage in that area, Cox Mill will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
