East Greenwich had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the East Providence Townies on Thursday. For East Greenwich, this counts as revenge for the 8-1 defeat East Providence walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2016.
Ava Fairbanks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Margaret Neville, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Catherine Neville was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On East Providence's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Boisseau, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
East Greenwich now has a winning record of 6-5. As for East Providence, they dropped their record down to 1-10 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
East Greenwich will take on Moses Brown at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Greenwich's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Moses Brown's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Providence, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Kingstown at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Providence is facing North Kingstown at the right time seeing as North Kingstown is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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