Baseball Game Preview: Central Knights vs. Ponaganset Chieftains

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Previous Games

04/25/25 - Away	8-9 L
04/26/24 - Home	13-12 W
05/01/23 - Home	5-10 L
05/25/22 - Home	6-5 W
04/02/22 - Home	11-4 W
+ 5 more games

Central is 8-2 against Ponaganset since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Knights will look to defend their home field against the Chieftains at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: North Providence, who was ranked sixth at the time (Central was ranked 17th). The Knights came up short against the Cougars on Tuesday, falling 13-3. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Ponaganset fell victim to Burrillville and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to the Broncos. That's two games in a row now that the Chieftains have lost by exactly eight runs.

Central's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Ponaganset, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.