The Genoa Area Comets will venture away from home to face off against the Elmwood Royals at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
On Wednesday, Genoa Area didn't have quite enough to beat Oak Harbor and fell 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Comets in their meetings with the Rockets: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Elmwood got the win against Riverdale on Friday by a conclusive 18-2. Considering the Royals have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brody Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Elmwood got a massive performance out of Zach Schafer, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That's the most hits Schafer has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Ryken Zeigler, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Elmwood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
Elmwood's record is now 10-12-1. As for Genoa Area, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Genoa Area couldn't quite get it done against Elmwood in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 as they fell 9-5. Can the Comets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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