Canton has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Pekin Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Canton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought game, but Canton had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Morton.
Lilliana Horton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Canton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jena Goforth, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Brooklyn Dennis was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Pekin's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Metamora.
Canton has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season. As for Pekin, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Canton couldn't quite finish off Pekin when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Canton, Broghan Hall (who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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