Softball Preview: Genoa Area Comets vs. Lake Flyers
Genoa Area has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lake Flyers at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Lake took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Genoa Area, who comes in off a win.
Genoa Area can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Rossford a 12-0 shutout. While fans of Genoa Area might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Kaylin Shields made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. Shields has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Shields was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Maddie Bronowski was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jada Jerew, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Lake's offense. They fell just short of Genoa Area by a score of 1-0 on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Lake's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Genoa Area has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Lake, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-9.
Genoa Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake when the teams last played on Monday, sneaking past 1-0. Will Genoa Area repeat their success, or does Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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