Penn Yan Academy hasn't had much luck against Wayne recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Mustangs will welcome the Eagles at 3:00 p.m. Penn Yan Academy has given up an average of 15 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Penn Yan Academy is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They came up short against Mynderse Academy, falling 11-2. Mustangs fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Blue Devils since on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Wayne had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Panthers. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Michael Grasso and Aidan Twist did most of the damage at the plate: Grasso went 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run, while Twist went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That triple was Grasso's first of the season. Kahlen Clark was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Wayne's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Penn Yan Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Penn Yan Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Wayne in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 4-0. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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