Elmwood entered their tilt with Genoa Area on Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 9-5 win over the Comets. That's more bragging rights for the Royals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gabe Schafer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits.
Marshal Taft
| 05/17/25 @ Genoa Area | 3 |
| 05/03/25 vs Ayersville | 2 |
| 04/12/25 @ Tinora | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs St. Joseph Central Catholic | 2 |
| 05/13/25 vs Lakota | 1 |
On the hitting side, Landon Snow and Marshal Taft did most of the damage at the plate: Snow went 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI, while Taft went 3-for-4 with four RBI. Those three hits gave Taft a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Allen, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Elmwood's victory bumped their record up to 18-7. As for Genoa Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Elmwood and Genoa Area could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Royals will take on Perrysburg at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (286 vs. 42). Meanwhile, Genoa Area (ranked 428th) will meet Bellevue (ranked 201st) at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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