The Fairport Red Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the Penfield Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Fairport is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Fairport is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Penfield 14-8 on Monday. The Red Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
For Penfield's part, they got a good showing from Gabe Rivera, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time Rivera hasn't allowed a single hit since back in March.
At the plate, Mark Luciano stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Penfield's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-8 when he doesn't). Andrew Tannous also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Penfield has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Fairport, their win bumped their record up to 18-0.
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