Baseball Recap: Andover Takes a Loss

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

05/17/26 @ Fillmore	6-7
05/15/26 vs Bolivar-Richburg	9-8
05/12/26 @ Friendship	9-1
05/11/26 @ Hinsdale Central	7-0
05/08/26 vs Avoca Central	6-15

Andover dropped down to 9-5 on Sunday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Fillmore Eagles by a score of 7-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-2 back in April.

As for Fillmore, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since April 18th.

For Fillmore's part, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor McCumiskey, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another was Jared Boon, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Looking ahead, Andover will square off against Friendship at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Golden Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.8 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Fillmore, they will challenge Genesee Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 1.9, the Jaguars 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.