Canon-McMillan is 1-8 against Hempfield Area since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Canon-McMillan Big Macs will head out on the road to square off against the Hempfield Area Spartans at 4:15 p.m.
Canon-McMillan's 15-6 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Norwin on Saturday.
Sam Meredith was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Shank, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hempfield Area put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Baldwin 13-2. The result was nothing new for Hempfield Area, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Chase Sikorski spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
On the hitting side, Carson Shuglie and Adam Hess did most of the damage at the plate: Shuglie went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Hess scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Shuglie has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times he's played. Quinn Wilkins was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
Canon-McMillan's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Hempfield Area, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Canon-McMillan skirted past Hempfield Area 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hempfield Area's Conner Burkey, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Canon-McMillan to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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