Softball Game Preview: Penfield Patriots vs. Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets

The Penfield Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Penfield is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.

On Wednesday, Penfield got the win against Fairport by a conclusive 11-3. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.

Clare Magee tossed a big game, tossing 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

Megan Clark

Stolen Base

05/14/25 @ Fairport	2
05/09/25 vs Irondequoit	2
05/07/25 @ Webster Schroeder	1
05/02/25 @ Hilton	2

On the hitting side, Megan Clark was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Alexi Cimino, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Rush-Henrietta was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of Webster Schroeder by a score of 3-2. The Royal Comets have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Penfield pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Rush-Henrietta, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.

Everything went Penfield's way against Rush-Henrietta in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Penfield made off with an 11-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.