Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Canton

By Team Reports May 18, 2025, 2:48pm

Baseball Recap: Canton Tigers vs. Highland Cougars

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04/10/25 vs Louisiana15
04/01/25 vs Mark Twain15
04/16/25 @ Knox County10
03/31/25 @ Monroe City10
04/11/25 @ Schuyler County7

Canton entered their tilt with Highland on Monday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cougars a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Canton pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Highland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-15-1 record this season.

Canton has already played their next game, a 12-2 loss against Macon on the 13th. As for Highland, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 16-0 defeat against Hannibal on the 13th.

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