The Pilgrim Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the West Warwick Wizards at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Pilgrim nor West Warwick posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Pilgrim is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cumberland, who was ranked second at the time (Pilgrim was ranked 19th). The Patriots fell just short of the Clippers by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Patriots haven't been shut out since back in April.
Nolan Canestrari spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
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At the plate, Pilgrim saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Kearns, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases. Kearns is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, West Warwick fell victim to Chariho and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargers. The Wizards have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Warwick's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Pilgrim, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-11.
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