The Canfield Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against the Tallmadge Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Canfield's last matchup with Howland could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's game on Wednesday. The Cardinals lost 13-6 to the Tigers. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ryan Weibling put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Joey Gabriel was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Anthony Groner, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Tallmadge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 6-2 to Revere.
Tallmadge's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Canfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Canfield might still be hurting after the 17-0 loss they got from Tallmadge in their previous meeting back in May of 2018. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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