The Canton Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Illini West Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Canton: 3.9, Illini West: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Canton can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against Knox County as Canton made off with a 12-2 win. That's two games straight that Canton has won by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Illini West's hitters rose to the challenge against a Saukees pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.56 points allowed on Monday. Illini West came out on top in a nail-biter against Pittsfield and snuck past 10-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Illini West.
Stephen Sparks was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Shawn Watkins Jr., who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
The victory was the third in a row for Canton, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Illini West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Canton suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Illini West when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Canton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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