Geneva is 2-7 against Edgewood since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Geneva Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Edgewood Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Edgewood is hoping to do on Friday what Lakeside couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Geneva's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Geneva's pitcher stepped up to hand Lakeside a 10-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Geneva has won by exactly ten runs.
Geneva got a massive performance out of Alyssa Palmisano, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, a double, and an RBI. Palmisano is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Savanna Burton, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Edgewood has not done well against Perry recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Edgewood blew past Perry 9-1. Winning may never get old, but Edgewood sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Lucianna Paolillo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Paolillo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, McKenna Vencill was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Addison Lamson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Geneva is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Edgewood, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Friday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Geneva hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .358. However, it's not like Edgewood struggles in that department as they've averaged .398. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Geneva came up short against Edgewood in their previous meeting last Monday, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Paolillo, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Now that Geneva knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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