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| 03/07/25 - Away | 0-6 L |
| 03/16/23 - Away | 8-6 W |
| 03/04/23 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 02/18/19 - Home | 12-15 L |
| 02/18/19 - Home | 4-6 L |
| + 5 more games |
Geneva and New Brockton are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but likely not for long. The Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Gamecocks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Friday, Geneva came up short against Dale County and fell 7-4.
Geneva saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Precise, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Precise also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another was Brady Cox, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, New Brockton entered their tilt with Straughn on Friday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They beat the Tigers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-6. Considering the Gamecocks have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jacob Fisher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. He has become a key player for New Brockton: the team is undefeated when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 8-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Will Adkison, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Clark Moran, who scored three runs and stole three bases.
New Brockton pushed their record up to 12-9 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Geneva, they now have a losing record of 11-12.
Geneva suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to New Brockton in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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