Canfield captures district championship over Field
LORAIN, Ohio (WKBN) – Canfield baseball took town Field 7-5 to claim the Division IV District Championship on Thursday night.
The Cardinals offense piled up 12 hits and led wire-to-wire while adding four insurance runs in the 7th inning to extend their lead before closing out the two-run victory.
With the win, Canfield improves to 19-10 overall and have won six straight games headed into the regional semifinal against Hubbard.
That all-local matchup in the Division IV Regional Semifinals between the Cardinals and the Eagles is scheduled for Tuesday, June 3 at 5 p.m. in Canton at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium.
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