Lake Fenton waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Hill-McCloy Rams out 6-5. This was payback for Lake Fenton, who suffered a 5-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Maddie Stanton spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Parker Beardsley, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base.
On Hill-McCloy's side, they also let their pitcher toss all 7.1 innings and she was also dialed-in: Lainey Cannon gave up three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 16 Ks. Cannon has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mya Wiggins was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Even though they lost, Hill-McCloy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Fenton only tossed four.
Lake Fenton is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-14 record this season. As for Hill-McCloy, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lake Fenton beat Hill-McCloy by a score of 7-3 later that day.
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