Penn Yan Academy is 1-9 against Palmyra-Macedon since April 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 at home against the Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Penn Yan Academy will stroll in with a six game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their the 15th matchup with Palmyra-Macedon.
Penn Yan Academy will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They lost 15-5 to Newark.
Palmyra-Macedon aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to three. They came out on top against Midlakes by a score of 12-9.
Isiah Stephens and Camron Quick were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Stephens tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Quick pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. At the plate, Stephens scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Quick scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brennan Pipitone, who went 2-for-5 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Trey Porpora was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Penn Yan Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Palmyra-Macedon, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Penn Yan Academy beat Palmyra-Macedon 4-0 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Palmyra-Macedon's Tino LoPresto, who struck out 13 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Penn Yan Academy still be able to contain LoPresto? There's only one way to find out.
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