The Canton Cobras will challenge the Stevenson Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Canton will be strutting in after a victory while Stevenson will be coming in after a loss.
Canton barely beat Wayne Memorial the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cobras' pitchers stepped up to hand the Zebras a 10-0 shutout on Monday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Stevenson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Northville. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Spartans have suffered since April 5th.
Stevenson saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Gawkowski, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Canton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-14-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Stevenson, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-19-1.
Canton beat Stevenson 5-1 in their previous matchup back in April. Do the Cobras have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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