East Providence is 0-10 against La Salle Academy since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The East Providence Townies will head out on the road to square off against the La Salle Academy Rams at 4:15 p.m.
East Providence is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They lost 9-0 to Pilgrim. Considering the last time East Providence couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, La Salle Academy put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Smithfield a 6-0 shutout. Considering La Salle Academy has won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Hailey Vigneau, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Smithfield off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lily Roumelis, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Phoenyx Silva was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
East Providence's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for La Salle Academy, their victory was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0.
East Providence suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to La Salle Academy in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Salle Academy's Kayleigh Gouchie, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that East Providence knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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