The Colton Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Genesee Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Colton has given up an average of 9.2 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Genesee will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Colton extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. Everything went the Wildcats' way against Dayton as they made off with a 21-11 win. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Genesee ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Potlatch 8-7. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by just one run.
Kendra Meyer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Genesee let Sydney Banks and Rylie Baysinger run wild. Banks went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Baysinger went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those two doubles gave Baysinger a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie O'Connell, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Genesee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.6 runs over those games. As for Colton, they pushed their record up to 5-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Colton might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Genesee when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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