Beachwood lost a heartbreaker to Geneva when they met back in April of 2017, and they left with a heavy heart again on Wednesday. The Beachwood Bison lost 8-2 to the Geneva Eagles. The loss continues a trend for Beachwood in their matchups with Geneva: they've now lost four in a row.
Jaycob Zabell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
On Geneva's side, Logan Queen was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Queen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Queen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Queen wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Curtis Maier, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Maier has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Shea Arkenburg was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Beachwood's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Geneva, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-5-1.
Beachwood will be playing at home against Bristol at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Bristol is coming into the match with four straight wins on the road, so Beachwood will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Geneva, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Mayfield at 5:00 p.m. Geneva's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Mayfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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