The Moses Brown Quakers will take on the Ponaganset Chieftains at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Ponaganset is headed out to face a Quakers squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Moses Brown came up short against Prout on Wednesday, falling 14-2. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it four in a row.
Coco Medeiros was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Ponaganset had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over Toll Gate. The win was nothing new for the Chieftains as they're now sitting on seven straight dating back to last season.
Ava DiFiore spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maia Salvo, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and one double. Mia Duncan was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Everything went Moses Brown's way against Ponaganset when the teams last played back in June of 2016, as Moses Brown made off with an 11-1 victory. Do the Quakers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chieftains turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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