Genoa Area has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lake Flyers at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Lake took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Genoa Area, who comes in off a win.
Genoa Area can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Rossford a 12-0 shutout. While fans of Genoa Area might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Kaylin Shields made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. Shields has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Shields was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Maddie Bronowski was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jada Jerew, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Lake's offense. They fell just short of Genoa Area by a score of 1-0 on Monday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Lake's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Genoa Area has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Lake, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-9.
Genoa Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake when the teams last played on Monday, sneaking past 1-0. Will Genoa Area repeat their success, or does Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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