Saturday just wasn't the day for Genesee's offense. Their rough 7-0 loss to the Troy Trojans in Saturday's first game might stick with them for a while. Genesee has not had much luck with Troy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Troy's part, Dominic Holden made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Holden has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Holden was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makhi Durrett, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cooper Trout, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Genesee now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Troy, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Genesee by a score of 11-6 later that day.
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