Geneva has gone 8-2 against Midlakes recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Screaming Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Geneva will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Geneva is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Penn Yan Academy on Wednesday as they made off with a 20-3 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Panthers as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Alex Dorrington made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
Sam Schading
| 04/30/25 vs Penn Yan Academy | 2 |
| 04/24/25 vs Wayne | 1 |
| 04/07/25 vs Mynderse Academy | 1 |
| 05/07/24 @ Midlakes | 1 |
| 05/04/24 vs Watkins Glen | 1 |
In other batting news, Geneva got a massive performance out of Sam Schading, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two runs gave Schading a new career-high. Brandon Santiago was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Geneva always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Midlakes sidestepped Waterloo for a 4-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Screaming Eagles.
Midlakes' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Geneva, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 3-6.
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