Baseball Game Preview: North Kingstown Skippers vs. East Providence Townies

The North Kingstown Skippers will venture away from home to challenge the East Providence Townies at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (North Kingstown 3.8, East Providence 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

North Kingstown blew Coventry out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Monday Coventry got their revenge. The Skippers fell just short of the Oakers by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Skippers have suffered since April 6, 2024.

Meanwhile, East Providence faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Townies narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Rams 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Townies have posted against the Rams since May 9, 2018.

East Providence got a great performance from Dylan Annicelli as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Annicelli has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Oliver Andrews, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Martins, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

East Providence was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

This is the second loss in a row for North Kingstown and nudges their season record down to 12-6. As for East Providence, their record is now 11-6.

North Kingstown beat East Providence 5-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Skippers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.