The Geneva Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Perry Pirates at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Things were looking good for Geneva after they put the first run on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Villa Angela-St. Joseph by a score of 6-5. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ryland Besco made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Kaiden Cottrell was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Perry had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Wolverines as they made off with an 11-4 victory. Considering the Pirates have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Perry's win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Geneva, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Geneva couldn't quite get it done against Perry when the teams last played back in April as they fell 11-8. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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