Hill-McCloy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Durand Railroaders an 11-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Hill-McCloy also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Lainey Cannon made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Cannon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Cannon was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Rachel Hillard was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Natalie Kammerzell, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Hill-McCloy is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9-1 record this season. As for Durand, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Hill-McCloy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Durand: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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