The Canton Eagles will challenge the Henderson Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Canton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Henderson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Canton turned things around against Mabank on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Panthers 8-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since March 18th.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Henderson). They never let Cumberland Academy get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Tuesday. The Lions have beaten the Knights the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Knights has come to flipping the script.
Henderson's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-11. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Canton, their victory bumped their record up to 17-12.
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