Softball Preview: East Greenwich Avengers vs. Coventry Oakers
East Greenwich is 0-5 against Coventry since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The East Greenwich Avengers will head out on the road to take on the Coventry Oakers at 12:00 p.m. East Greenwich will be strutting in after a victory while Coventry will be coming in after a loss.
East Greenwich is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston West, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (East Greenwich was ranked 14th). East Greenwich walked away with a 6-3 win over Cranston West on Thursday.
Ava Fairbanks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Brooke Fairbanks and Catherine Neville did most of the damage at the plate: Fairbanks scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Neville went 3-for-3 with four RBI and a double. Margaret Neville was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Coventry fell victim to La Salle Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 13-0 to the Rams. Coventry has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Greenwich is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Coventry, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.
East Greenwich came up short against Coventry when the teams last played back in April, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coventry's Sage SoareS, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that East Greenwich knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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