Baseball Game Preview: West Warwick Wizards vs. Pilgrim Patriots

The West Warwick Wizards will face off against the Pilgrim Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (West Warwick 2.4, Pilgrim 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.

West Warwick is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Chariho, who was ranked 21st at the time (West Warwick was ranked tenth). The Wizards took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargers on Tuesday. The Wizards have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

West Warwick saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Andruchow, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Pilgrim's offense. They fell just short of Cumberland by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The Patriots' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Nolan Canestrari spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

Pilgrim's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for West Warwick, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.