On Friday, Westerly faced Barrington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Westerly Bulldogs' pitcher stepped up to hand the Barrington Eagles a 1-0 shutout. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Westerly has scored all year.
Not much got past Michael Poole, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Barrington off the board.
At the plate, Westerly's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josh Ferando, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
The win was the third in a row for Westerly, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. As for Barrington, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Westerly will be playing at home against Waterford at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Westerly: 4, Waterford: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Barrington, they will be playing at home against Woonsocket at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Barrington is facing Woonsocket at the right time seeing as Woonsocket is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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