Canton never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Athens Hornets with a sharp 15-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won eight contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Kai Hudson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Canton got a massive performance out of Chloe Howe, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that Howe snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Mya Wheeler, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Eagles
| 03/18/25 @ Athens | 59.1% |
| 03/07/25 vs Bullard | 13% |
| 02/22/25 vs New Diana | 33.3% |
| 02/14/25 @ Grand Saline | 40% |
| 05/30/24 vs Liberty | 27.3% |
| + 10 more games |
Canton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .591. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Canton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. Athens' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
Coming up, Canton will host Mabank at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Canton is facing Mabank at the right time seeing as Mabank is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Athens, they will head out on the road to face off against Lindale at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens has given up an average of 8.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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