Cleveland Central is 6-0 against Canton since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Cleveland Central Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Canton Tigers at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Cleveland Central's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six contests.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cleveland Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Vicksburg a 12-0 shutout. 12 seems to be a good number for Cleveland Central as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Callie Henderson was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Henderson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Henderson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Hailey Love was incredible, going 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Anna Davis was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Canton fell victim to Cleveland Central and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. Their rough 20-0 defeat to the Wolves might stick with them for a while. Canton has struggled against Cleveland Central recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Cleveland Central pushed their record up to 13-8-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs per game. As for Canton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5-1.
Everything went Cleveland Central's way against Canton in their previous meeting on Thursday as Cleveland Central made off with a 20-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland Central since the team 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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