Baseball Preview: St. Raphael Academy Saints vs. North Providence Cougars
The St. Raphael Academy Saints will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the North Providence Cougars at 12:00 p.m. North Providence took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Raphael Academy, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, St. Raphael Academy got themselves on the board against Johnston, but Johnston never followed suit. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 4-0. That's two games straight that St. Raphael Academy has won by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, sadly, North Providence is still looking for their first win of the season after five matchups. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tiverton on Monday. The game marked that first time this year in which North Providence was not able to get on the board.
Noah Frezza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits.
At the plate, North Providence saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Ryan, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
St. Raphael Academy's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1. As for North Providence, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
St. Raphael Academy couldn't quite finish off North Providence in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Will St. Raphael Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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