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| 05/03/24 - Away | 1-2 L |
| 05/15/23 - Away | 2-4 L |
| 04/08/22 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 05/26/21 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 05/24/21 - Home | 2-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Penfield is 8-2 against Webster Thomas since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Patriots will head out to challenge the Titans at 7:00 p.m. Penfield has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight losses, while Webster Thomas will come in with five straight wins.
Gates Chili hit Penfield with a five-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Patriots fell 8-5 to the Spartans. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by exactly three runs.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Webster Thomas nor Gates Chili made it on the board until the eighth inning. The Titans came out on top in a nail-biter against the Spartans, sneaking past 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Titans have posted since May 15, 2024.
Max Seaver spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on eight hits and racked up ten Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Webster Thomas' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Webster Thomas' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Estelle, who went 2-for-4 with one run. That's the most hits Estelle has posted since back in April.
Webster Thomas hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gates Chili struck out ten times.
Webster Thomas pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Penfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
