{"id":3324,"date":"2026-07-14T23:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T04:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=3324"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:36:53","slug":"west-central-varsity-vfw-defeats-canton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2026\/07\/14\/west-central-varsity-vfw-defeats-canton\/","title":{"rendered":"West Central Varsity VFW Defeats Canton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1064\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WCBA_Logo-150x140.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WCBA_Logo-150x140.png 150w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WCBA_Logo.png 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The West Central Varsity VFW baseball team took a 9-3 win over Canton at home on Tuesday, July 14th.<\/p>\n<p>West Central scored four times right away in the bottom of the first inning.\u00a0 Those were all the runs that they would need.\u00a0 Canton scored a run in the top of the fourth, but West Central responded with four more in the bottom of the inning for an 8-1 advantage.\u00a0 Canton scored two more times in the top of the sixth to make the score 8-3, but West Central added one more run in the bottom of the sixth.<\/p>\n<p>Taylon Sichmeller had a hit and an RBI.\u00a0 Kane Grace, Carson Johnson, and Aiden Lueth all had one hit each.\u00a0 Hayes Cain, Hayden Whiting, and Max Lewin all finished with an RBI each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Central Varsity VFW baseball team took a 9-3 win over Canton at home on Tuesday, July 14th. 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