Baseball Preview: North Providence Cougars vs. East Greenwich Avengers
The North Providence Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the East Greenwich Avengers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. North Providence will be strutting in after a win while East Greenwich will be coming in after a loss.
North Providence is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Middletown on Friday as North Providence made off with a 9-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Providence.
Vincent Pontarelli spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ronald Paux, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jayden Allard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich faced Johnston in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. East Greenwich wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-5 walloping at the hands of Johnston. East Greenwich's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
North Providence's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for East Greenwich, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
North Providence came up short against East Greenwich when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 7-4. Can North Providence avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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