Baseball Recap: Canton picks up fifth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 2:54pm

Baseball Recap: Canton Warriors vs. Northeast Bradford Panthers

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 Northeast Bradford Panthers on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Canton also won the last time the pair played back in March.

Zack Colton made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Colton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Colton was also big at the plate, 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. Another player making a difference was Ben Fitch, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3.

Canton pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Northeast Bradford, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.

Canton will be playing at home against Sullivan County at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Canton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Northeast Bradford, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Benton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

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