The Scituate Spartans will head out to challenge the Barrington Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Scituate has given up an average of 9.7 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Scituate is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games on Tuesday. They lost 16-6 to Cumberland. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly ten runs.
Scituate saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Rotondo, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run. Katelyn Chatelle also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Barrington faced Portsmouth in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 17-7 margin over the Patriots. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Maya Etheridge was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, seven RBI, and three runs. Those seven RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Fontaine, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Barrington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .613. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Barrington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Scituate, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Scituate suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Barrington in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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