Softball Game Preview: Tiverton Tigers vs. Central Falls Warriors

By Team Reports May 1, 2025, 3:02am

Softball Preview: Tiverton Tigers vs. Central Falls Warriors

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Tiverton is a perfect 3-0 against Central Falls since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Tigers will face off against the Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Tiverton will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.

Tiverton is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over Times Squared Academy on Wednesday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by ten runs or more this season.

Liliana Luis was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.

Brooke Sowa

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/30/25 @ Times Squared Academy3
04/02/25 @ Shea2
05/20/24 @ Central2
05/14/24 vs Rogers2
04/15/24 vs Exeter-West Greenwich2

In other batting news, Tiverton let Brooke Sowa and Sadie Pickering run wild. Sowa went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Pickering went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave Sowa a new career-high. Jersey-Ann Hastie also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen bases of the season.

Tiverton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Central Falls lost 17-2 to Rogers on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly 15 runs.

Central Falls has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Tiverton, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Central Falls' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Tiverton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Central Falls, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2 strikeouts. Will Tiverton keep running through batters, or will the Warriors buck the trend?

Everything went Tiverton's way against Central Falls in their previous meeting back in April of 2018, as Tiverton made off with a 15-5 win. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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