The Mount Pleasant Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Cannon Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mount Pleasant's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Cannon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
It was a proper cat-fight when Mount Pleasant faced off against Southwestern Randolph on Thursday. The Tigers fell 5-2 to the Cougars. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Cannon ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Charlotte Latin 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Addie Hartz spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Carly Benz was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Clark Hudson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Mount Pleasant's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Cannon, their record now sits at 7-5-1.
Everything went Mount Pleasant's way against Cannon when the teams last played back in February of 2016, as Mount Pleasant made off with a 13-2 win. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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