Geneva was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas by a score of 4-3. Geneva was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as New Smyrna Beach apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Katie Classe made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Geneva didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On New Smyrna Beach's side, Coral Hill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Hill has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, New Smyrna Beach saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kelsi Dodge, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Layton, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Geneva's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for New Smyrna Beach, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Geneva is on the road again on Wednesday to play Master's Academy at 7:00 p.m. Master's Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for New Smyrna Beach, they will challenge Deltona at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Deltona's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so New Smyrna Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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