The Ford Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Canton Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Ford sitting on six straight victories and Canton on three.
Last Wednesday, Ford sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Kaufman.
Lillian Barraza and Lillee Walls did most of the damage at the plate: Barraza scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Walls scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Canton gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Kaufman a 14-0 shutout. Give Canton's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Canton got a massive performance out of Amrie Clower, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Katrina Morphis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Ford is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Canton, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
Ford suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Canton in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Ford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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