Providence has gone a perfect 4-0 against Rocky River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Providence Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Rocky River Ravens at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Providence has five straight wins, Rocky River has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Independence, who was ranked 13th at the time (Providence was ranked ninth). Providence put the hurt on Independence with a sharp 10-1 victory on Friday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by nine runs or more this season.
Sophie Strugar
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Sophie Strugar made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Casey Tomljanovic and Ella Lamprey did most of the damage at the plate: Tomljanovic went 2-for-3 with one home run and one double, while Lamprey went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That home run was Lamprey's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Camryn O'Connor, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Providence was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Independence only posted a batting average of .120.
Meanwhile, Rocky River lost 21-1 to Butler on Friday.
Providence pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Rocky River, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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