Canton South hasn't had much luck against Manchester recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Wildcats will head out to face off against the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Canton South's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Fairless with a sharp 7-0 victory. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Manchester was able to grind out a solid victory over Field on Friday, taking the game 10-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Rachel Baker was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three doubles and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lilly Konen, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Saige Rankin, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Manchester was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in six consecutive games.
Manchester pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Canton South, their record is now 5-11.
Canton South suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Manchester when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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