The Genoa Area Comets will play host again on Monday to welcome the Maumee Panthers, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:45 p.m. Genoa Area's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Maumee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, Genoa Area came up short against Swanton and fell 7-3.
Kaylin Shields was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Shields has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Shields was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Shields wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Courtney Chapinski, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Maumee stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Rossford with a sharp 11-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Maumee who now have seven in a row.
Like Genoa Area, Maumee also got a great game from a two-way player: Hannah Ruiz. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). Ruiz was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lilly Duling, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Reign Hurt, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Genoa Area's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Maumee, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Genoa Area hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Maumee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Genoa Area's way against Maumee in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 as Genoa Area made off with an 11-1 win. Will Genoa Area repeat their success, or does Maumee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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