Spartans
| 04/11/25 @ Ponaganset | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Mt. Pleasant | 8 |
| 04/05/25 vs Hope | 8 |
| 04/04/25 @ Central | 4 |
| 04/02/25 vs Rogers | 11 |
The Scituate Spartans will head out on the road to take on the North Smithfield Northmen at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Scituate is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Scituate lost 10-3 to Ponaganset on Friday. The game marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Scituate saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paul Zolkos, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, North Smithfield made easy work of Paul Cuffee on Tuesday and carried off a 26-1 win. The Northmen haven't had any issues with Paul Cuffee recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
RJ Reall made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over four innings pitched. Reall was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nick Tremblay, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and four runs. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tyler Albino, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one double.
North Smithfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .650. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paul Cuffee only posted an OBP of .062.
North Smithfield's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Scituate, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
North Smithfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Scituate has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for North Smithfield, though, as they've been averaging only 3.3 strikeouts. Will Scituate keep running through batters, or will the Northmen buck the trend?
Scituate might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from North Smithfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
