Canfield is 10-0 against Harding since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Canfield Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Harding Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Canfield is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, it was close, but Canfield sidestepped Marlington for a 3-2 win. That's two games straight that Canfield has won by just one run.
Will Murphy looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Canfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Patellis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Harding had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Hubbard on Friday. Harding has not had much luck with Hubbard recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Canfield is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Harding, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7.
Canfield took their victory against Harding in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 8-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canfield 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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