Crestview waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Garfield G-Men 7-6. This was payback for Crestview, who suffered a 7-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Crestview let Chloe Stoops and Katie Lissi loose on the outfield. Stoops scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Lissi scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Garfield's side, Juliana Genovese was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Genovese has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Genovese was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maddy Wilson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Crestview pushed their record up to 4-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Garfield, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
Crestview will have a chance to go back-to-back against Garfield: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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