Eagles overcome Atlanta, advance to Area

The Canton Eagles took their first steps of the 2017 postseason May 5-6, holding off a tough opponent to win two out of three games against Atlanta in bi-district round play.

Canton needed a late surge in game one of their series May 5, scoring all of their runs in the fifth inning or later in a 6-2 win over the Rabbits.

Leading hitters for Canton included Cade Shaw going 1/3 with two runs scored, Hunter Moore going 1/4 with an RBI and a run scored, Simon Miller going 1/3 with an RBI and a run scored and Blayne Clower going 1/4 with a run scored.

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