Genoa Area had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 9-12 to make it four. They fell just short of the Oak Harbor Rockets by a score of 4-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rockets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-2 back in April.
As for Oak Harbor, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
For Oak Harbor's part, the team relied heavily on Nolan Bickelhaupt, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs. Bickelhaupt has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Looking ahead, Genoa Area is taking a road trip to square off against Elmwood at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Oak Harbor, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Port Clinton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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