The Canton Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Northwestern Regional Highlanders at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither Canton nor Northwestern Regional posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Canton came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Rockville, falling 11-1. The Warriors' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Canton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Ahlgren, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double. That double was Ahlgren's first of the season.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Northwestern Regional and Wolcott RVT, and Wolcott RVT kept the tradition alive. The Highlanders lost 8-2 to the Wildcats on Tuesday.
Canton's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Northwestern Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Canton couldn't quite finish off Northwestern Regional in their previous meeting back in April and fell 3-1. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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