A sellout crowd watched Sioux Falls starting pitcher Matt Wickswat carry his team to victory Friday night, as the Canaries muffled the division-leading Winnipeg Goldeyes with a 5-1 win at the Birdcage.
The Sioux Falls Canaries offense picked up where it left off Tuesday night, plating four runs in the first inning, but managed only one run after that in an 8-5 loss to the New Jersey Jackals Wednesday afternoon at the Birdcage.
Over the last 10 games, the Sioux Falls Canaries offense had been scoring runs in bunches.
After a seven-run first inning Thursday night in the series opener against Lincoln, it looked like the Canaries offensive hot streak would continue, but the Lincoln Saltdogs had something to say about that in a 4-0 victory oiver the Birds..
The Sioux Falls Canaries opened a seven-game homestand in memorable fashion Friday night thanks to a walk-off solo homerun by Sam Lind that clinched the 7-6 victory over the Sioux City Explorers.
Wichita's power bats were as good as advertised Monday night, exploding for 14 runs on 16 hits, including four home runs in a 14-4 victory over the Sioux Falls Canaries.
Rain delayed the start of Friday night's game for an hour, but the Sioux Falls Canaries and Sioux City Explorers were finally able to get underway with the Xs taking a 7-5 victory.
Friday the 13th proved to be a day of bad fortune for the Sioux Falls Canaries as a nine-run first inning by the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks set the tone for an 11-3 loss at the Birdcage.