The Canton Central Catholic Crusaders will play host again on Monday to welcome the West Holmes Knights, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Canton Central Catholic is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Smithville a 14-0 shutout on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Canton Central Catholic with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, West Holmes can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They put the hurt on Wooster with a sharp 13-4 win. The victory was nothing new for West Holmes as they're now sitting on six straight.
Briar Cline spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, West Holmes got a massive performance out of Keegan Uhl, who went 3-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Emrie Lemon, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Canton Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for West Holmes, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
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