The Canon-McMillan Big Macs will take on the Norwin Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Canon-McMillan will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
17 must be Canon-McMillan's lucky number: they beat Woodland Hills with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Big Macs' pitcher stepped up to hand the Wolverines a 17-0 shutout. The Big Macs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Michael Stafford looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
Nico Patragas
| 04/03/25 vs Woodland Hills | 4 |
| 05/07/24 @ Ringgold | 2 |
| 04/09/24 @ Norwin | 2 |
| 04/04/24 @ Mt. Lebanon | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Woodland Hills | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nico Patragas, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Massimo Falconi was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Canon-McMillan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .727. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Norwin was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hempfield Area. Surprisingly, this marked the third straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Canon-McMillan's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Norwin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Canon-McMillan couldn't quite get it done against Norwin in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 9-5. Can the Big Macs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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