The Canton Little Giants will head out to square off against the Eureka Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Canton has four straight victories, Eureka has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Canton didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 7-3 win over Pearl City on Friday.
Lilliana Horton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season.
Emma Turner
| 03/28/25 vs Pearl City | 4 |
| 03/22/25 vs Williamsfield | 3 |
| 04/12/24 @ Macomb | 2 |
| 03/15/24 vs Havana | 2 |
| 05/11/24 @ Dunlap | 1 |
On the hitting side, Emma Turner was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Mayall, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Eureka didn't have quite enough to beat Delavan on Saturday and fell 3-2.
Canton pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Eureka, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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