Baseball Preview: Troy Trojans vs. Canton Warriors
Troy is 2-8 against Canton since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Troy Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Canton Warriors at 4:00 p.m. Troy is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Troy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Mansfield 11-3.
Cameron Harwick was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Harwick has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Harwick was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Lincoln Chimics was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Joseph Frye, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Canton entered their tilt with Northeast Bradford with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 13-9 win over the Panthers on Friday.
Like Troy, Canton also got a great game from a two-way player: Zack Colton. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Colton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Canton got a massive performance out of Bailey Gardner, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Ben Fitch was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3.
Troy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Canton, their record now sits at 10-3.
Troy couldn't quite finish off Canton in their previous matchup back in April and fell 9-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Canton's Holden Ward, who struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that Troy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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