Baseball Recap: Geneva Eagles vs. Benedictine Bengals
The Geneva Eagles lost 8-1 to the Benedictine Bengals on Friday. Geneva has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hewitt Wilt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
On Benedictine's side, they got a great performance from Elliot Traben as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Michael Grobelny and Danny Joyce did most of the damage at the plate: Grobelny scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Joyce scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Jalan Brazelton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Geneva's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Benedictine, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Geneva will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Edgewood at 4:30 p.m. Geneva is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Benedictine, they will head out on the road to face off against Hudson at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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