Softball Preview: Toll Gate Titans vs. West Warwick Wizards
The Toll Gate Titans will be playing at home against the West Warwick Wizards at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Toll Gate is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Burrillville 9-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
D Wilson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, A Eddy was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was A O?Connor, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Warwick put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Woonsocket as West Warwick made off with a 7-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Warwick.
West Warwick also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Emma Pinault gave up only one earned run on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Grace Gallo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Charlotte Horak was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Toll Gate's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for West Warwick, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Toll Gate has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Warwick struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Toll Gate came up short against West Warwick in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 12-9. Will Toll Gate have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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