Baseball Preview: Canton-Galva Eagles vs. Trinity Celtics
The Canton-Galva Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Trinity Celtics at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Canton-Galva is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Canton-Galva can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They beat Remington by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Canton-Galva.
Andrew Huxman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Huxman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Huxman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ross Burrill, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Gavin Robertson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Trinity is still looking for their season's first win. They fell just short of Ell-Saline by a score of 5-3 on Thursday.
Canton-Galva's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. As for Trinity, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Canton-Galva came out on top in a nail-biter against Trinity in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 11-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canton-Galva since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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