Canton South is 0-4 against Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Canton South Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Royals at 5:00 p.m.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought game, but Canton South had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Manchester. Canton South has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Canton South saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Brooks, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy waltzed into their contest on Monday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Red Riders.
John Harabedian spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Mammone, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Holzman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Canton South's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
Canton South might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy when the teams last played on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's Nik Wirsching, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Canton South knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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