Rush-Henrietta has not done well against Penfield recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Penfield Patriots. That's two games straight that Rush-Henrietta has won by just one run.
Mason Davey made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Davey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Davey was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Davey wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Sherman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Sherman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Penfield's side, Corey Weiss was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
Even though they lost, Penfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their seventh loss (out of eight games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
The victory was the third in a row for Rush-Henrietta, bringing their record for this year to 3-8. As for Penfield, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Rush-Henrietta will have a chance to go back-to-back against Penfield: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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