Canby put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hillsboro Spartans a 10-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Canby, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Joe Scott was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Scott was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brady Ackerman, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Quintin Esmay, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Canby has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Hillsboro, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Canby beat Hillsboro by a score of 8-2.
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