Baseball Game Preview: Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans vs. Canton Little Giants

Bushnell-Prairie City is on an 11-game streak of home losses, and Canton a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans will welcome the Canton Little Giants at 4:15 p.m. Bushnell-Prairie City has given up an average of 15 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Bushnell-Prairie City lost 17-1 to Peoria Christian on Monday.

Bushnell-Prairie City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zander Jones, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Canton didn't have quite enough to beat Richwoods on Monday and fell 6-5.

Brody Ketcham was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. He has become a key player for Canton: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-9 otherwise.

At the plate, Miles Hoops was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one stolen base. That stolen base was his first of the season. Dane Grzanich was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Bushnell-Prairie City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-19. As for Canton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.