With a playoff game on the line, Canton rose to the challenge on Thursday. They beat the Lindale Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-1. Considering Canton has won 20 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Grace Thompson made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Thompson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Thompson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Jaycee Bullard looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Back at the plate, Payton Bray was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. Rylee Busby was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
The victory (which was Canton's 17th in a row) raised their record to 28-8. As for Lindale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-15-1.
Canton will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lindale: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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