Lewistown and Canton are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Lewistown Indians have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Canton Little Giants at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lewistown will be strutting in after a win while Canton will be coming in after a defeat.
Lewistown headed into their last contest having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Peoria Heights let them put that streak behind them. Lewistown put the hurt on Peoria Heights with a sharp 12-2 victory on Monday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Lewistown's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
AJ Lerch and Abbie Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Lerch scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Johnson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Joley McLaughlin, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Canton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 13-2 to Limestone.
Jena Goforth was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Lewistown's win bumped their record up to 4-13. As for Canton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Everything went Lewistown's way against Canton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Lewistown made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Lewistown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Canton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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