Baseball Preview: Pilgrim Patriots vs. South Kingstown Rebels
The Pilgrim Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the South Kingstown Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Pilgrim will be strutting in after a win while South Kingstown will be coming in after a loss.
Pilgrim will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a two-run defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Mt. Hope on Friday. Everything went Pilgrim's way against Mt. Hope as Pilgrim made off with a 7-1 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for Pilgrim as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Aidan Dumond was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Derek Asciolla, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Kingstown is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of East Lyme. South Kingstown took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Lyme.
Pilgrim's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8. As for South Kingstown, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.
Pilgrim couldn't quite finish off South Kingstown in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Pilgrim avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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