The Geneva Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Cottonwood Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Geneva was handed a eight-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Headland on Monday. Geneva sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Headland. The victory was just what Geneva needed coming off of a 12-4 defeat in their prior match.
Cottonwood proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 13) but last Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Samson and snuck past 12-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Cottonwood got a massive performance out of Ty Nodd, who went 4-for-5 with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Karlee Lott was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 4-for-4.
Geneva's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-11. As for Cottonwood, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Geneva skirted past Cottonwood 8-7 in their previous meeting back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Geneva since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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