The Genoa Area Comets will head out on the road to challenge the Maumee Panthers at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Genoa Area will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Fostoria on Tuesday. Genoa Area was the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Fostoria.
Kaylin Shields made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Shields has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Shields was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Genoa Area let Makayla Magrum and Izzy West loose on the outfield. Magrum scored two runs while going 4-for-4, while West went 2-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Emersen Bickel, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Maumee came tearing into Monday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Comets by a score of 6-2.
Hannah Ruiz spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Julia Coutcher, who went 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Gugger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Genoa Area's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-11. As for Maumee, they pushed their record up to 18-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Genoa Area came up short against Maumee in their previous matchup on Monday, falling 6-2. Can Genoa Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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