Baseball Game Preview: Tuscarawas Valley Trojans vs. Canton Central Catholic Crusaders

The Tuscarawas Valley Trojans will face off against the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Tuscarawas Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Buckeye Trail as they made off with an 8-2 win. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 4-0 shutout.

Canton Central Catholic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Tuscarawas Valley, they moved to 8-7 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.