Rush-Henrietta is 2-8 against Penfield since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets will head out on the road to face off against the Penfield Patriots at 5:00 p.m. Rush-Henrietta will be strutting in after a win while Penfield will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, it was close, but Rush-Henrietta sidestepped Webster Thomas for a 4-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rush-Henrietta.
Hayden Hodgeman looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Oliver Wright was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Mathew Turner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Penfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell 13-10 to Brighton.
Nick Masters stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick Emling, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Rush-Henrietta's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Penfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
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