The Canton-Galva Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Sterling Black Bears at 3:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Canton-Galva took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Trinity 9-8.
The team relied heavily on Adi Alcala, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Raegan Hawkinson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sterling had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 5-2.
The victory got Canton-Galva back to even at 8-8. As for Sterling, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Everything went Canton-Galva's way against Sterling in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Canton-Galva made off with an 11-1 win. Does Canton-Galva have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sterling turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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