The Sayre Redskins will head out on the road to square off against the Canton Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Sayre is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Sayre is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Mansfield on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Sayre has scored all season.
William Crossett spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Tanner Green was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Canton, as they earned their first road win of the season. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Troy 9-7.
The team relied heavily on Ben Fitch, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Sayre now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Canton, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Sayre has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Canton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Sayre suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Canton in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Canton's holden Ward, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Now that Sayre knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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