Canon City lost against Elizabeth back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Canon City Tigers lost 15-1 to the Elizabeth Cardinals. Canon City has struggled against Elizabeth recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Canon City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Renn, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
On Elizabeth's side, Ethen Gardner spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits.
At the plate, Elizabeth got a massive performance out of Walker Blanchard, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jeremy Waymire, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Canon City's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Elizabeth, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season.
Canon City will head out on the road to take on Falcon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Falcon is on a three-game streak of home wins, Canon City a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Elizabeth will take on Thomas Jefferson at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Thomas Jefferson's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Elizabeth's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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