Baseball Preview: Canton Little Giants vs. Dunlap Eagles
Canton is 1-9 against Dunlap since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Canton Little Giants will be playing at home against the Dunlap Eagles at 4:15 p.m. Canton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Canton is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Wednesday. Their tough 10-4 defeat to Metamora might stick with them for a while.
Kash Van Houten put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Van Houten was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Van Houten wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Miles Hoops, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Dunlap came tearing into Friday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Dragons with a sharp 10-2 win. Dunlap might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by eight runs or more this season.
Christian Ferrari was a standout: he scored a run while going 1-for-1. Gabe Munoz was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Canton's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Dunlap, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Canton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Dunlap struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Canton suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Dunlap in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Canton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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