After flying high against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute on Wednesday, Canisius came back down to earth. The Crusaders took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clarence Red Devils on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-9 last Saturday.
Maxwell Bahr was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Canisius' defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Clarence, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
Canisius and Clarence should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. The Crusaders (ranked 161st) will meet St. Francis (ranked 409th) at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Clarence will challenge Lancaster at 5:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (45 vs. 177).
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