The Perry Pirates will square off against the Geneva Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Perry will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Perry came out on top against West Geauga on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run second inning. The Pirates blew past the Wolverines 11-4. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, while it was Geneva who put the first runs on the board on Friday, it was Villa Angela-St. Joseph who put up more. The Eagles fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 6-5. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ryland Besco made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Kaiden Cottrell, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Perry has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Geneva, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Perry was able to grind out a solid win over Geneva in their previous meeting back in April, winning 11-8. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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