Softball Preview: Canton Tigers vs. Hannibal Pirates
Canton has gone 3-0 against Hannibal recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Canton Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Hannibal Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Canton and 11 for Hannibal.
Canton will head into Thursday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Tuesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They lost 9-3 to Silex.
Meanwhile, Hannibal fell victim to Highland and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Cougars, falling 16-0.
Canton's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Hannibal, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Canton took their win against Hannibal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 19-0. Will Canton repeat their success, or does Hannibal have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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