For the second straight game, Lakeside will face off against Geneva. The Dragons will take on the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakeside is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Lakeside came up short against Geneva on Monday, falling 17-2.
For Geneva's part, Ryland Besco and Bryce Junker made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Besco struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Junker tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Geneva is undefeated when Junker allows two or fewer hits, but 4-8 otherwise. At the plate, Besco went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double, while Junker went 1-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Besco has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Nate Hutchens was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Geneva: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Nick Kustala, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI.
Geneva always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .532. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeside only posted an OBP of .250.
Geneva is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeside, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
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