Durand and Hill-McCloy are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Durand Railroaders will head out on the road to challenge the Hill-McCloy Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Durand is looking for their season?s first win.
Durand's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Chesaning on Monday. They lost 21-0 to the Indians. That's two games in a row now that Durand has lost by exactly 21 runs.
Meanwhile, Hill-McCloy sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Birch Run on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hill-McCloy.
Lainey Cannon made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Cannon has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Cannon was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Aubree Emmendorfer was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Durand's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Hill-McCloy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9-1 record this season.
Durand suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Hill-McCloy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Durand avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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