Prout has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Burrillville Broncos at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Prout's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Burrillville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Prout is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Narragansett, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Prout was ranked 13th). Prout fell just short of Narragansett by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, Prout's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Prout saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cam Randall, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Burrillville entered their tilt with Chariho with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Chargers on Tuesday.
Cam Laramee made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Laramee was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cam Potter was excellent, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Prout's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Burrillville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10-1 record this season.
Everything went Prout's way against Burrillville in their previous matchup on May 4th as Prout made off with a 7-1 win. Will Prout repeat their success, or does Burrillville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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