The Canton Little Giants will challenge the Normal West Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Canton hasn't scored more than a single run for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Canton's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Metamora hitters got past them. The Little Giants lost 14-0 to the Redbirds on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Normal West had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They skirted past Heyworth 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted since April 14th.
Normal West got a massive performance out of Erika Durham, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs Durham has posted since back in April. Rylee Hollings was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs and two doubles.
Normal West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heyworth only posted a batting average of .250.
Canton's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Normal West, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Canton hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Normal West struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Canton couldn't quite get it done against Normal West in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 as they fell 9-6. Can the Little Giants avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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