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| 03/20/26 - Home | 4-13 L |
| 03/21/25 - Away | 14-2 W |
| 03/18/25 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 03/14/24 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 03/02/24 - Home | 9-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Canton is 8-2 against Athens since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Eagles will be playing at home against the Hornets at 4:00 p.m. Canton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Athens' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Canton took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Mabank as they made off with a 7-1 victory. Considering the Eagles have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Athens hadn't done well against Brownsboro recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. The Hornets came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bears, sneaking past 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Hornets have posted since February 21st.
Athens' victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-11. As for Canton, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Canton suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Athens in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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