Baseball Recap: Penn Yan Academy Mustangs vs. Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders
There's no place like home for Penn Yan Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders 8-6. That's more bragging rights for Penn Yan Academy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Palmyra-Macedon's part, Tino LoPresto was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. LoPresto has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Palmyra-Macedon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Leo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Brennan Pipitone was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Penn Yan Academy pushed their record up to 6-6 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Palmyra-Macedon, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Penn Yan Academy will head out on the road to challenge Waterloo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Palmyra-Macedon, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Wayne at 5:00 p.m.
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