The Hannibal Pirates will square off against the Canton Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hannibal has five straight wins, Canton has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Hannibal's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Fulton as Hannibal made off with an 8-0 victory. Give the Pirates' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Canton fell victim to Winfield and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Warriors, falling 8-0.
Hannibal pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Canton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Hannibal's way against Canton when the teams last played back in September of 2022, as Hannibal made off with a 5-0 victory. Does Hannibal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Canton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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