Baseball Preview: Geneseo Blue Devils vs. Le Roy Oatkan Knights
The Geneseo Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Le Roy Oatkan Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Geneseo scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They came out on top against Honeoye by a score of 8-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Geneseo.
The team relied heavily on Brady O'Brien, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Phillip Dotterweich, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Le Roy's way against Perry on Wednesday as Le Roy made off with an 11-4 victory. That's two games straight that Le Roy has won by exactly seven runs.
Geneseo's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Le Roy, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Geneseo has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 13 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Le Roy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Geneseo skirted past Le Roy 4-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Geneseo repeat their success, or does Le Roy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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