Canton is 8-2 against Gouverneur since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Canton Golden Bears will face off against the Gouverneur Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Canton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Salmon River with a sharp 12-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Canton who now have 16 in a row.
Meanwhile, Gouverneur came tearing into Tuesday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Blue Devils onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory.
Ogdensburg Free Academy's batters probably weren't too happy with Renisa Richards, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 13 Ks (she gave up a single walk). Richards has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Meredith Bush was a standout: she scored three runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Smith, who scored two runs and stole six bases while going 1-for-4.
Canton's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1. As for Gouverneur, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 17-1.
Canton took their win against Gouverneur when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 9-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Richards, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and five unearned) runs off only one hit. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Canton still be able to contain Richards? There's only one way to find out.
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