Baseball Game Preview: Penfield Patriots vs. Brighton Bruins

The Penfield Patriots will head out to take on the Brighton Bruins at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Friday, Penfield needed a bit of extra time to put away Greece Athena. They skirted past the Trojans 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.

Ryan Rebmann

Batters Struck Out

05/23/25 @ Greece Athena	4
05/12/25 @ Victor	3
05/07/25 @ Hilton	3
04/30/25 @ Rush-Henrietta	5

Ryan Rebmann tossed a big game, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.

On the hitting side, Matt Scibienski was incredible, going 2-for-5 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gabe Reyes, who went 2-for-4 with three runs.

Brighton came out on top against Penfield last Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run second inning. The Bruins took their contest against the Patriots 10-5. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Bruins as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Brighton's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Penfield, their victory bumped their record up to 7-15.

Penfield couldn't quite get it done against Brighton in their previous matchup last Friday as they fell 10-5. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.