Kane County Cougars fall behind in championship series

Pitching was the name of the game for the Sioux Falls Canaries as they put the Kane County Cougars on the ropes with a 5-3 Cougars loss in the Miles Wolff Cup Finals on Thursday Night at Sioux Falls Arena. The Canaries lead the best-of-five series 2-1.

The Cougars found the scoreboard first against Ryan Zimmerman in the top of the second inning. Armond Upshaw hit a ball into right field that ended up dropping, and Upshaw raced to second for a double. Then Blake Rutherford shot a ball on the first pitch that banged off the wall in left field.

Rutherford got to second on a stand-up double, and Upshaw scored to give Kane County an early 1-0 early. That lead grew in the top of the third. Zane Spinn led the inning off by blasting a ball to the opposite field. It carried and left the yard over the left-field wall for his first home run and grew the Cougars lead to 2-0.

The Cougars will play Game 4 of the Miles Wolff Cup Finals on Friday at Sioux Falls Stadium in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in a must-win game.