The Hilton Cadets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Penfield Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Hilton and 13 for Penfield.
Last Friday, Hilton came up short against Brighton and fell 4-1.
Meanwhile, Penfield lost a heartbreaker to Fairport when they met back in May of 2023, and they left with a heavy heart again on Saturday. Penfield fell just short of Fairport by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Penfield has lost by just one run.
Corey Weiss spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Penfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Natale, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Penfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of ten games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Hilton's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Penfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
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