Monday just wasn't the day for Canton's offense. They came up short against the North Attleborough Rocketeers on Monday, falling 7-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rocketeers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-1 back in April.
Casey Walsh was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in hits (zero).
At the plate, Canton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Gillis, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Canton's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6-1. As for North Attleborough, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-5.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Canton is set to challenge their familiar foe Foxborough at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, North Attleborough will take on rival Mansfield at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rocketeers 3, the Hornets 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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