Baseball Preview: East Providence Townies vs. Woonsocket Villa Novans
East Providence is 3-0 against Woonsocket since May of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The East Providence Townies will be playing at home against the Woonsocket Villa Novans at 5:30 p.m. East Providence's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Woonsocket's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
In what's become a running theme this season, East Providence gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Woonsocket 11-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for East Providence considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Timothy Robitaille made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Robitaille was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other pitching news, Dylan Annicelli looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Aidan Martins, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Colin Roche was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
East Providence's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Woonsocket, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
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