Perry is 1-9 against Hamilton since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit  on Monday. The Perry Pumas will head out on the road to  take on  the Hamilton Huskies at 3:45  p.m.
 Perry was not able to break out of their rough patch  on Friday as the team picked up their third straight  loss. They fell  5-1 to Mountain Ridge.
  Payton Holinka was a  force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he  tossed six innings while giving up just one earned  (and three unearned) runs off   four  hits (he also only allowed one  walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't  given up  a single  walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
 On the hitting side, Perry saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Ethan Miller, who  went 2-for-2 with a  double.
 Meanwhile, Hamilton faced Basha in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Hamilton put the hurt on Basha with a sharp  10-4 win. Hamilton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 contests by six  runs or more this season.
  Boston Kellner and  Drew Rogers did most of the damage at the plate:  Kellner  went 2-for-3 with a  home run, two  runs,  and two  RBI, while  Rogers  went 2-for-3 with a  home run, three  RBI,  and a  double.  Jaylen Payne was another key contributor,  scoring a  run while going 2-for-4.
 Perry's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13-1. As for Hamilton, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with that  victory, which was their eighth straight  at home.
 Perry suffered a grim  8-0 defeat to Hamilton  when the teams last played  back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Perry,  Josh Tiedemann (who   didn't allow a single  earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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