Penn Yan Academy is 1-9 against Wayne since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Penn Yan Academy Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wayne Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Penn Yan Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Wayne's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Penn Yan Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Wayne and fell 2-1.
For Wayne's part, Ben Smith looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wayne's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Twist, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Penn Yan Academy now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Wayne, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6.
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