Baseball Preview: Penfield Patriots vs. Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets
Penfield is 8-2 against Rush-Henrietta since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Penfield Patriots will be playing at home against the Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets at 5:00 p.m. Penfield has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the second.
Things were looking good for Penfield after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 13-10 to Brighton.
Nick Masters led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Patrick Emling, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Rush-Henrietta narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Webster Thomas 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rush-Henrietta.
Hayden Hodgeman looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Oliver Wright, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Mathew Turner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Penfield's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Rush-Henrietta, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8.
Penfield skirted past Rush-Henrietta 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Does Penfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rush-Henrietta turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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