Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Canfield's Ninth in Last Ten Outings

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

05/09/25 vs Columbiana	14
05/24/25 vs Coventry	10
04/26/25 vs Struthers	10
04/17/25 @ Greeneville	10
05/27/25 @ Marlington	9

With a playoff win on the line, Canfield rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Hubbard Eagles 10-2. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Anthony Groner was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

In other batting news, David Murphy was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dylan Mancini, who went 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI.

Canfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Canfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hubbard, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-7.

Coming up, Canfield will square off against Lake Catholic at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something the Cardinals surely won't give up without a fight. Hubbard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.