Eagles rally past Tigers, lose to Bears
Photo by David Kapitan
Andrew Hamel reached base twice during Canton’s win over Wills Point April 12, going 1/2 at the plate with the game-tying RBI and a walk.
The Canton Eagles kept themselves in fourth place overall in District 14-4A play last week, recording a come from behind win against Wills Point April 12 before struggling to find their rhythm offensively in a loss to Brownsboro April 15.
Canton started its week by capitalizing on an opportunity to exact some revenge on one of their biggest rivals, rallying from a late deficit to pull out a 3-2 win over the visiting Wills Point Tigers.
The two teams had already crossed paths once this season, meeting in Wills Point back on March 25. In that contest the Tigers trailed Canton 4-1 late before pulling out their own 5-4 come from behind victory on the Eagles.
On April 12, Riley Ramsey put the Tigers in front 2-0 in the top of the first inning with a double. Those would be the only runs that Wills Point would tally, as Hunter Moore and the Eagle defense slammed the door on any additional Tiger offense.
Canton cut Wills Point’s lead in half, 2-1, with a run of their own in the bottom of the first inning. Johnnie Krawietz scored the Eagle run, coming home on a Wills Point fielding error in the frame.
Moore and Tiger counterpart Hosea Carroll traded zeroes on the scoreboard for much of the game until Canton broke the trend by scoring the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.
