Canton had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 1-7 to make it four. They took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stevenson Spartans. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
As for Stevenson, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games.
For Stevenson's part, they gave Cameron McPherson the start and clearly made the right call: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts McPherson has posted since back in April of 2025.
At the plate, Stevenson got a big performance out of Ben Machowicz, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That stolen base marked the first that Machowicz has snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dom Jendrusik, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Coming up, Canton will head out on the road to square off against Skyline at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Stevenson, they will welcome Walled Lake Northern at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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