Penfield Beats Penn Yan 9-8

April 28, 2016 -  SPORTSFIVE REPORT:  For the third year in a row, Penfield defeated Penn Yan. With their 9-8 win today, the Patriots now hold a 4-3 lead in the series, which stretches back to their first meeting in 2010. The Mustangs scored the first goal of the game and held the lead for 40 seconds before Penfield tied the game 1-1. Penfield scored six of the next seven goals to take control of the game. They led 6-2 at halftime and never looked back.

The Patriots kept up their pressure in the second half with goals from Peter Schwab, Matthew Schoeneck and Brandon Buse. The Patriots scored their final goal with 11:02 remaining in the final quarter to lead 9-4. The Mustangs scored the final four goals and nearly sent the game into overtime. Their eighth goal was scored with five minutes remaining; however, they could not score again to force overtime.

Craig Gerhardt (4a) and Sean Emerson (4g-1a) led in scoring for Penn Yan with Gage Ponsetti recording seven saves for the Mustangs. Penfield had their scoring spread out with eight players making the book and Schwab leading with 3g-1a. This was only the second loss for the Mustangs this season and their first inter-section loss. The Patriots push their winning streak to five games and look to an out of section contest against West Seneca East.