The Geneseo Maple Leafs will head out on the road to challenge the Rock Island Rocks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rock Island took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Geneseo, who comes in off a win.
Geneseo can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They blew past Orion 11-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Geneseo considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Talisa Thomas looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sidney Spindel and Madisyn Buysse did most of the damage at the plate: Spindel fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3, while Buysse got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Avery Kennedy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Rock Island's offense. They lost 12-0 to Minooka on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Rock Island's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Geneseo has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Rock Island, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Geneseo hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Rock Island struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Geneseo might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Rock Island when the teams last played back in April. Can Geneseo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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