The Canton Little Giants will head out on the road to square off against the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Canton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight losses, while Illinois Valley Central will come in with four straight wins.
On Wednesday, Canton suffered a rough 10-4 defeat at the hands of Metamora.
Kash Van Houten put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Van Houten was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Van Houten wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Miles Hoops, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Illinois Valley Central put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let Princeville onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. That's two games straight that Illinois Valley Central has won by exactly eight runs.
Canton's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Illinois Valley Central, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5.
Canton suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Illinois Valley Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can Canton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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