After flying high against Housatonic-Lakeview on Monday, Canton came back down to earth. The Warriors fell just short of the East Granby Crusaders by a score of 10-9 on Tuesday. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crusaders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Michael Archangelo was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Archangelo was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those runs marked the first that he has scored this season.
In other batting news, Ethan Lindquist made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Noah Asmar was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Canton dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for East Granby, they have started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, Canton will look to defend their home field on Monday against Simsbury at 3:45 p.m. As for East Granby, they will head out to challenge Stafford at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Crusaders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 8.2 runs per game this season.
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