The Greece Athena Trojans will face off against the Penfield Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Greece Athena is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 13 games.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Greece Athena and Irondequoit, and Greece Athena kept the tradition alive. The Trojans walked away with a 6-3 win over the Eagles on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Penfield had to endure a ten-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They never let Greece Arcadia get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since April 30th.
Dom Denecke looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Penfield's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Emling, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Greece Athena pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home. As for Penfield, their victory bumped their record up to 6-15.
Everything went Greece Athena's way against Penfield when the teams last played on May 6th, as Greece Athena made off with a 16-1 win. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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