The Canfield Cardinals will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Heartland Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. Canfield will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, it was close, but Canfield sidestepped Boardman for a 5-4 win.
Michael Patellis was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. David Murphy was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Heartland Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 7-4 to Edison. Heartland Christian has not had much luck with Edison recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jake Walker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Heartland Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Rarick, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Canfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Heartland Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
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