The Penfield Patriots will square off against the Fairport Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Wednesday, Penfield needed a bit of extra time to put away Rush-Henrietta. They skirted past the Royal Comets 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Patriots have posted since April 16th.
Dom Denecke
| 04/23/25 @ Webster Schroeder | 2 |
| 04/30/25 @ Rush-Henrietta | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Tuscarora | 1 |
Dom Denecke tossed a big game, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has become a key player for Penfield: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Natale, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Scibienski, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fairport, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Webster Schroeder 4-3 on Wednesday.
Fairport's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-3. As for Penfield, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Penfield skirted past Fairport 2-0 in their previous matchup back in April. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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