The Edgewood Warriors will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the West Geauga Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Edgewood is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Lakeside 16-6.
Makenna Rhodes and Natalie Ianetta did most of the damage at the plate: Rhodes scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Ianetta scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Avery Vencill was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Geauga got themselves on the board against Chagrin Falls on Tuesday, but Chagrin Falls never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 17-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Geauga.
Lely Percassi made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Percassi has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Percassi was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, West Geauga got a massive performance out of Dayana Malone, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Shaylynn Rogaski, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Edgewood pushed their record up to 4-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for West Geauga, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Edgewood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Geauga struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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