Layla Clifford (39) Goes Yard
Canton 20 Norwood Norfolk 6
The Canton Varsity Softball team traveled to Norwood-Norfolk on Saturday morning for an early (9:30am) non league game. The contest was moved to an earlier start time because of the Prom in Norwood on Saturday night. The Flyers, a Class B team that plays in the East Division came into the game with an 8-1 record.
Shaylee Olmstead(18) connects for a triple
The visiting Bears scored five runs in the top of the first inning but Norwood countered with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the frame. Most of the Flyer runs came on three uncharacteristic errors by Canton. The Bears settled down on defense and held them to only three more runs in the rest of the game that ended in a 20-6 win.
Canton broke out the bats on offense exploding for eighteen hits. Tessa Alguire (double, 4 RBI), Shaylee Olmstead(2 triples, 2 RBI) and Emma Bradish-Hayes(double, 1 RBI) all slapped three hits to lead the Bears offensive attack. Harper Elvy (double) Jenna Larrabee (2 RBI), Elise Harris (4 RBI) and Layla Clifford (HR, 2 RBI) all belted two hits apiece. Clifford connected in the first inning for a long solo homerun over the leftfield fence which sparked the offense. Mia Wilson also slapped a double in the game.
Alguire started in the circle for Canton and pitched the complete game victory, striking out four.
Tessa Alguire(9) throw a complete game
“We were really aggressive at the plate today and swung the bat with confidence. Tessa and Shaylee were attacking the ball today and it was nice to see players like Emma, Layla and Harper hit the ball hard today. They have all been working so hard and I knew it was just a matter of time before they broke out. Today was a day that multiple people stepped up and made big contributions to the offense.” From Coach Mike Wentworth
Mia Wilson (13) connects for a double
Next Game
The Bears will host the Gouverneur Wildcats on Monday afternoon at Ike Noble field. This will be the first time the two teams have faced each other since last years Class B Championship game. First pitch is scheduled for 4:30.