Canton put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let the Richwoods Knights get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Little Giants in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won five in a row.
Kambell McDermet
| 03/27/25 vs Richwoods | 3 |
| 03/25/24 vs Cornersville | 2 |
| 03/21/24 @ Richwoods | 2 |
| 03/26/25 @ Kewanee | 1 |
| 04/15/24 vs Morton | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Kambell McDermet, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Allison Wheeler, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Canton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Richwoods only posted an OBP of .167.
Canton's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Richwoods, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Looking ahead, Canton will challenge Pearl City at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Canton will need to watch out since Pearl City has now posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for Richwoods, they will take on Pekin at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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