The Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Aquinas Institute Little Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Palmyra-Macedon's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season.
Palmyra-Macedon will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Waterloo, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Red Raiders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-12 victory over the Tigers on Thursday. While the Red Raiders 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.
Briana VanHaneghan was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. VanHaneghan was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Elianna Rouland
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In other batting news, Palmyra-Macedon got a massive performance out of Elianna Rouland, who fired off four runs, four doubles, and two stolen bases while going 4-for-4. With that strong performance, Rouland is now averaging an impressive 2.3 doubles per game. Another player making a difference was Emma Bedette, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Palmyra-Macedon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .578. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Aquinas Institute came up short against Bishop Kearney on Tuesday, falling 13-1. The Little Irish haven't had much luck with the Kings recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Palmyra-Macedon's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.4 runs over those games. As for Aquinas Institute, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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