Baseball Recap: Geneva Eagles vs. Conneaut Spartans
Geneva put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past the Conneaut Spartans 15-4. Winning may never get old, but Geneva sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Shea Arkenburg was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Arkenburg was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Hewitt Wilt and Curtis Maier did most of the damage at the plate: Wilt scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Maier scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Wilt has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Logan Queen, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Conneaut's side, J.R. Hutchison was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Geneva's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Conneaut, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season.
Geneva will be playing in front of their home fans against Beachwood at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Geneva is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Conneaut, they will head out on the road to face off against Grand Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Grand Valley has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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