Canton is 7-2 against Gouverneur since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Canton Golden Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Gouverneur Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Canton sitting on three straight victories and Gouverneur on eight.
Last Friday, Canton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past St. Lawrence Central 5-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Gouverneur gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Everything went their way against Salmon River as Gouverneur made off with a 12-1 win.
Renisa Richards made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Richards has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Richards was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Gouverneur got a massive performance out of Arianna Wood, who scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances. Wood has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Chloe Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Canton's record now sits at 4-1. As for Gouverneur, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Canton couldn't quite finish off Gouverneur in their previous meeting on April 10th and fell 7-5. Can Canton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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