Kane has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Elk County Catholic Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kane's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Bradford with a sharp 6-0 victory.
Not much got past Phinn Chamberlain, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Bradford off the board. Chamberlain has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dane Anderson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Isaya Miller, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Elk County Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Brockway on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Elk County Catholic.
Elk County Catholic's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tom Gilmore, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Kane's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Elk County Catholic, they pushed their record up to 7-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Elk County Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Kane has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Elk County Catholic, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1. Will Kane keep running through batters, or will Elk County Catholic buck the trend?
Everything went Kane's way against Elk County Catholic when the teams last played back in April as Kane made off with a 10-0 win. Does Kane have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elk County Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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