The Canton South Wildcats will head out to face off against the McKinley Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Canton South's offense. They lost 10-0 to Dover on Thursday. The Wildcats just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Meanwhile, McKinley came up short against Jackson on Wednesday, falling 12-2.
McKinley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Violet Hanlin, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Hanlin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Ni'Kiza Elder also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Canton South's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for McKinley, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Canton South was able to grind out a solid victory over McKinley in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, winning 8-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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