Baseball Recap: Geneva Eagles vs. Beachwood Bison
Geneva put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Beachwood Bison with a sharp 8-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Geneva as they're now sitting on five straight.
Logan Queen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Queen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Queen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Queen wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Curtis Maier, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Maier has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Shea Arkenburg was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
On Beachwood's side, Jaycob Zabell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Geneva's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5-1. As for Beachwood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
Geneva will be playing in front of their home fans against Mayfield at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Geneva is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Beachwood, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bristol at 5:00 p.m. Bristol knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Beachwood likes a good challenge.
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