There's no place like home for Genoa-Kingston, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Oregon Hawks on Thursday. This was a revenge game for the Cogs: when they faced off against the Hawks back in April, they had to take a 11-10 defeat.
Emma Kuschel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on 12 hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Genoa-Kingston let Elizabeth Davis and Arielle Rich run wild. Davis went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Rich went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Rich has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Stiles, who went 2-for-4 with three runs.
Genoa-Kingston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are 9-3 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Cogs
| 05/14/26 vs Oregon | 9-6 |
| 05/11/26 vs Winnebago | 5-2 |
| 05/09/26 vs Rochelle | 10-5 |
| 05/04/26 vs Lutheran | 16-1 |
| 05/01/26 vs St. Edward | 11-0 |
Genoa-Kingston's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-14. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Oregon, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-11.
Genoa-Kingston has already played their next contest, a 6-3 defeat against Richmond-Burton on the 20th. As for Oregon, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 6-2 win against Polo on the 16th.
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