The Moose Jaw Giants have the Rambler Park Fastball League bragging rights over the Moose Jaw Canadians at the moment, but with the way things go between the two teams, who knows what the future holds.
The Giants hit four home runs out of Lyle Helland Ball Diamond on Tuesday night and would go on to a 12-4 mercy-rule victory in league action at Memorial Field.
The result ties up the season series between the two teams, after the Canadians edged the Giants 9-8 back on May 31.
Both crews got things going quickly in their most recent meeting -- the first five batters reached base for the Giants on four singles and an error before Braden Konschuk hit a three-run home run.
Not to be undone, the Canadians also sent nine batters to the plate in their half of the first, with Adam Hobbs providing a two-run double as the key hit, giving the Giants a 6-4 lead through one.
That’s where the similarity between the two teams ended, though. The Giants would crank out another six runs on four hits the rest of the way while the Canadians were held scoreless and to only two hits through the next four innings.
Konschuk hit his second home run in the third and would finish 2-for-3 with six runs batted in, while Brad Flanagan hit a solo home run in the fourth and Todd Whitehead a solo round-tripper in the fifth to close out Giants scoring.
Derrick Ross and Chris Prejett combined to earn the win for the Giants, Xavier Tremblay went the distance and took the loss for the Canadians. Flanagan scored three runs on the night, Jason Schneider crossed the plate twice.
The Giants continue to hold down sole possession of first place in the seven-team Division I, while the defending champion Canadians are in second place at 9-3-1 on the campaign.
The two teams are right back at it against one another on Tuesday night, with game time at 7 p.m. at Memorial Field.
