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| 04/09/24 - Away | 11-0 W |
| 04/10/23 - Home | 11-0 W |
| 04/13/22 - Away | 8-0 W |
| 05/13/21 - Home | 8-12 L |
| 05/01/19 - Away | 9-3 W |
| + 4 more games |
Taunton has gone 8-1 against Canton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m. Taunton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Canton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Taunton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Boston College High, who was ranked 25th at the time (Taunton was ranked eighth). The Tigers fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 8-7 on Wednesday. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Canton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Warriors 7-1. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won three matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Dean Madden tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tommy Rose, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Shane Kelleher was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Taunton's defeat dropped their record down to 9-2. As for Canton, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3-1.
Everything went Taunton's way against Canton when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Taunton made off with an 11-0 win. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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