The Canby Cougars will challenge the Putnam Kingsmen at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Canby has four straight wins, Putnam has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Putnam's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Canby hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. The Cougars' pitchers stepped up to hand Parkrose a 7-0 shutout on Friday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Putnam's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of La Salle on Friday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Kingsmen were not able to get on the board.
Putnam now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Canby, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Canby came up short against Putnam when the teams last played back in March, falling 11-7. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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