On Tuesday, Canton faced Coventry in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Canton Warriors took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coventry Patriots. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Canton has scored all season.
For Coventry's part, they got a great performance from Ethan Hunt as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Hunt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nate Cordner, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
This is the second loss in a row for Canton and nudges their season record down to 8-4. As for Coventry, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Canton will take on Bolton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Coventry, they will head out on the road to challenge East Granby at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Coventry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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