Genoa Area has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Eastwood Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Genoa Area will head into Monday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Oak Harbor on Monday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 18-run defeat they were dealt on Saturday. Genoa Area fell just short of Oak Harbor by a score of 3-1. Genoa Area has not had much luck with Oak Harbor recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Courtney Chapinski made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Eastwood's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 13-5 to Maumee.
Genoa Area's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Eastwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.
Genoa Area skirted past Eastwood 5-3 in their previous meeting on April 15th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Eastwood's Cassi Kieper, who struck out 13 batters over ten innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off 11 hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Genoa Area still be able to contain Kieper? There's only one way to find out.
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