On Thursday, it was close, but the Cannon County Lions sidestepped the Brooks Eagles for a 5-4 victory. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Cannon County has scored all season.
For Brooks' part, Xavier Miner was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Hampton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for Cannon County and bumps their season record up to 7-3. As for Brooks, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Cannon County will face off against Hubbard at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Brooks, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Davidson Academy at 4:00 p.m. Davidson Academy is coming into the match with seven straight wins at home, so Brooks will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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