Pine-Richland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Canon-McMillan Big Macs by a score of 9-4. This was payback for Pine-Richland, who suffered a 13-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Reece Rupert tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Peyton Ford and Tanner Cunningham did most of the damage at the plate: Ford scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Cunningham scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Husted, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
On Canon-McMillan's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Taczak, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Massimo Falconi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Pine-Richland's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Canon-McMillan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pine-Richland will square off against Butler at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine-Richland is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Canon-McMillan, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Mt. Lebanon at 4:15 p.m.
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