Galesburg hasn't had much luck against Geneseo recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Silver Streaks will square off against the Maple Leafs at 4:30 p.m. Galesburg has given up an average of 14.5 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Galesburg is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 27th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They came up short against Quincy, falling 13-3.
Galesburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ariel Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Lyn Walker also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Geneseo made easy work of Erie-Prophetstown on Wednesday and carried off a 14-1 win. The Maple Leafs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Kendyl Wassenhove tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Madisyn Buysse was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillian Brown, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Geneseo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Erie-Prophetstown only posted an OBP of .318.
Geneseo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Galesburg, their loss dropped their record down to 0-22.
Galesburg suffered a grim 23-0 defeat to Geneseo when the teams last played back in April. Can the Silver Streaks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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