The Class B1 Sectional Championship will be decided between two Red Raiders squads. The top-two seeds will square off on Tuesday.
No. 1 PALMYRA-MACEDON RED RAIDERS (15-2/Finger Lakes East Division) vs. No. 2 HORNELL RED RAIDERS (13-1/Livingston County Division I)
Runs scored per game: Palmyra-Macedon (7.3), Hornell (8.2)
Runs allowed per game: Palmyra-Macedon (2.2), Hornell (2.3)
Current streak: Palmyra-Macedon have won six straight, and Hornell has won 10 straight.
How they got here: Palmyra-Macedon defeated No. 8 Waterloo, 7-6, in the quarterfinals before downing fourth-seeded Livonia, 4-1, in the semis.
Hornell beat Batavia by a 2-1 score in the quarterfinals and took down Aquinas, 4-3, in the semis.
Players to Watch for Palmyra-Macedon: Alex Wootton Jr., .393 BA, 9 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 30 RBI, 17 runs scored; Paul Goodness Jr., .371 BA, 6 2B, 9 RBI, 28 runs scored; Chris Finocchario Jr., 6-1, 46.1 IP, 3ER, 4 BB, 69K, .45 ERA; Ian Goodness So., .373 BA, 17 RBI, 26.2 IP, 5ER, 10BB, 39K, 1.31 ERA; Noah Brooks So., .349 BA, .569 OBP, 6 2B, 1 3B, 19 runs scored, 11BB
Hornell: Brennan Khork Sr., .481 BA, 18 RBI, 13 runs scored; Nicholas Oyer Jr., .400 BA, 17 RBI, 13 runs scored, six doubles; Cullen Haley Jr., .286 BA, 7 RBI, 8 runs scored, 1.27 ERA, 31 SO; Griffyn Baker Jr., .74 ERA, 28 SO
Coaches: Bryan Rodman (Palmyra-Macedon), Jake Kenney (Hornell)
History 101: Palmyra-Macedon is seeking its first sectional title since 2013 when it defeated Batavia, 7-3, to win Class BB. Palmyra-Macedon has not been back to the sectional title game since 2013. Hornell is making its third sectional final appearance in 10 years. The Red Raiders won in 2011 against Wayland-Cohocton, and lost in 2017 to Livonia.
First pitch is scheduled for Tuesday, 5 p.m. at Palmyra-Macedon High School.
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