The Geneva Knights will take on the Windermere Prep Lakers in a tournament on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Windermere Prep will be up against a hot Geneva team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. Everything went the Knights' way against Morningside Academy on Friday as they made off with a 17-1 win.
Dallas Esperas was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ella Ingram was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Blakely Futch, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Geneva was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .414 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Windermere Prep owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Harvest Community. Winning may never get old, but the Lakers sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Windermere Prep got a big performance out of Rayah Mousli, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Mousli also put up a double, which was her first of the season. Cierra Walker was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Geneva's record is now 11-2. As for Windermere Prep, their record now sits at 10-3.
Everything went Geneva's way against Windermere Prep in their previous matchup back in March, as Geneva made off with a 12-0 victory. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lakers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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