Wayne is 2-8 against Palmyra-Macedon since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Wayne Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wayne will head into Monday's match eager for some revenge after what happened against School of the Arts: Wayne blew School of the Arts out of the water the last time the pair played, but on MondaySchool of the Arts got their revenge. Wayne fell just short of School of the Arts by a score of 4-2.
Michael Prentice made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Celso, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Wayne didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as School of the Arts only tossed four.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Palmyra-Macedon's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Penn Yan Academy by a score of 8-6.
Tino LoPresto was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Palmyra-Macedon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Leo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brennan Pipitone, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Wayne's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9. As for Palmyra-Macedon, their record is now 7-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wayne has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Palmyra-Macedon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Wayne came up short against Palmyra-Macedon in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Wayne avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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