Wicksburg extends home winning streak to six

By Team Reports Mar 21, 2024, 2:33pm

Recap: Wicksburg Panthers vs. Geneva County Bulldogs

Wicksburg waltzed into their game on Monday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Geneva County Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. Wicksburg might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven contests by eight runs or more this season.

Geneva County's batters probably weren't too happy with Drew Colon, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 18 Ks (he gave up no walks). Colon has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Gabe Glover was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last 12 times he's played. Christian Morris was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Wicksburg's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. As for Geneva County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.

Wicksburg will be playing in front of their home fans against Excel at 10:45 a.m. on Monday. As for Geneva County, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Daleville at 4:30 p.m. Daleville hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.

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