Softball Game Preview: Geneva Eagles vs. Lakeside Dragons

Eagles

Runs

04/22/26 vs Jefferson Area	9
04/21/26 @ Conneaut	19
04/17/26 @ Jefferson Area	4
04/13/26 vs Edgewood	4
+ 4 more games

Geneva is a perfect 10-0 against Lakeside since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Eagles will welcome the Dragons at 5:00 p.m. Geneva is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

Geneva easily dispatched Conneaut on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Eagles fell just short of Jefferson Area by a score of 11-9 on Wednesday.

Caidyn Siegel made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Gianna Markijohn was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs.

Meanwhile, Lakeside didn't have quite enough to beat Madison on Wednesday and fell 6-5. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Blue Streaks recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Samantha Murphy was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Murphy was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double.

Murphy wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Keeley Faenza, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Violet Hall also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.

Geneva now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Lakeside, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.

Geneva got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2025 against Lakeside by a conclusive 28-3 score. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dragons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.