Canton waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past Lindale 17-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Canton also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
Rylee Busby made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Lily Cervantes
| 03/25/25 vs Lindale | 3 |
| 03/21/25 vs Mabank | 1 |
| 03/18/25 @ Athens | 1 |
| 03/14/25 vs Kemp | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ Van | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
In other batting news, Canton got a massive performance out of Lily Cervantes, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. That's the most hits Cervantes has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Chloe Howe, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI.
Canton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .686. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lindale only posted an OBP of .462.
Canton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lindale, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 13-7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Canton will take on Brownsboro at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Brownsboro has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.35 runs per game on average), something Canton will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lindale, they are taking a road trip to square off against Kemp at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lindale is facing Kemp at the right time seeing as Kemp is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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