Penfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They fell just short of the Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Penfield couldn't push the score so high this time.
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. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Penfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Emling, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
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.
On Rush-Henrietta's side, 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 was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Penfield's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Rush-Henrietta, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-8.
While Penfield had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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