The Genoa Central Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Smackover Buckaroos at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Genoa Central will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Genoa Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Prescott on Friday as they made off with a 16-1 victory. Considering the Dragons have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Smackover's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Harmony Grove by a score of 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Abigial Burdue was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Burdue wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nataleh Goodwin, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one RBI. Another was Julia James, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Smackover's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Genoa Central, their win bumped their record up to 11-8.
Genoa Central couldn't quite finish off Smackover in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 and fell 7-5. Can the Dragons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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