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| 04/17/25 - Home | 1-6 L |
| 04/15/25 - Away | 4-5 L |
| 02/23/23 - Neutral | 1-0 W |
| 04/22/22 - Away | 6-12 L |
| 04/05/22 - Home | 2-3 L |
| + 5 more games |
Canton and Van are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Eagles will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Vandals at 7:00 p.m. Canton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Van's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, Canton made easy work of Wills Point and carried off an 18-3 victory. Considering the Eagles have won six games by more than eight runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Van came tearing into Saturday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lions a 4-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Vandals have won by exactly four runs.
Alex Oreb looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Braiden Peyton, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run. Another player making a difference was Connor Ammons, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Van's win bumped their record up to 17-13-1. As for Canton, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Canton couldn't quite get it done against Van in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 as they fell 6-1. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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