Canton is 2-8 against Pekin since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Little Giants will square off against the Dragons at 4:15 p.m. Canton has given up an average of 7.1 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Canton lost 16-4 to Farmington on Tuesday. The Little Giants have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pekin came into Monday's contest having lost 13 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged out Canton 7-6 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Dragons have posted since March 28th.
Cole Dawson looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Pekin got a big performance out of Carter Bowling, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Those two stolen bases gave Bowling a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Bolen, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
Pekin's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 6-16. As for Canton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
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