Geneva put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Master's Academy Eagles as the Geneva Knights made off with a 19-3 victory. While fans of Geneva might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Emma Bastian made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Bastian was even better at the plate, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Geneva got a massive performance out of Eden Bastian, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Molly Storms, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Master's Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mya Medina, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Master's Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Geneva only tossed three.
Geneva's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-6. As for Master's Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.
Geneva will be playing at home against Central Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Geneva is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season. As for Master's Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Lake Highland Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Master's Academy has given up an average of 7.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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