Baseball Preview: West Warwick Wizards vs. Rogers Vikings
West Warwick has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Rogers Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (West Warwick: 1.3, Rogers: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Warwick heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Wednesday. They fell just short of Rogers by a score of 3-1. West Warwick was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Rogers' pitcher proved too tough.
Dominic Carollo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, West Warwick saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zackary Lawrence, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
West Warwick's loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-1. As for Rogers, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 19-5-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Warwick has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rogers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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