Baseball Game Preview: North Providence Cougars vs. Burrillville Broncos

The North Providence Cougars will face off against the Burrillville Broncos at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (North Providence 2.5, Burrillville 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.

North Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Narragansett, who was ranked 22nd at the time (North Providence was ranked ninth). The Cougars' pitcher stepped up to hand the Mariners a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday.

Not much got past Vin Pontarelli, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep Narragansett off the board.

At the plate, North Providence's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Roman, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Burrillville was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They fell just short of West Warwick by a score of 3-2.

North Providence's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Burrillville, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.

North Providence came up short against Burrillville when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 4-0. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.