The Fairport Red Raiders will be playing at home against the Penfield Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fairport has three straight wins, Penfield has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Fairport earned a 6-1 victory over Rush-Henrietta.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Penfield had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against McQuaid Jesuit on Sunday.
Penfield got a good showing from Mason Maksymiu, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Patrick Emling was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
Fairport pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs per game. As for Penfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Fairport skirted past Penfield 5-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Fairport have another victory up their sleeve, or will Penfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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