The Canfield Cardinals will square off against the Chardon Hilltoppers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Canfield knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Chardon likes a good challenge.
Last Monday, Canfield came up short against Austintown-Fitch and fell 20-15. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (11), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Chardon entered their tilt with South on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Rebels 9-7. With that win, the Hilltoppers brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Chardon let Emma Anderson and Gia Sharaba run wild. Anderson scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Sharaba went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most runs Anderson has posted since back in March.
Chardon's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Canfield, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1-1.
Canfield was able to grind out a solid win over Chardon when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 3-0. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hilltoppers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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