Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Canton

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

04/22/25 vs Illini West	6-1
04/17/25 @ Scotland County	5-3
04/16/25 @ Knox County	10-0
04/11/25 @ Schuyler County	7-0
04/10/25 vs Louisiana	15-0

Canton entered their tilt with Illini West on Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Chargers. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 7-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Canton pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Illini West, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Canton will venture away from home to square off against Moberly at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 2.9, the Spartans 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Illini West, they will head out to take on Alleman at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.