On Tuesday, Woonsocket faced Scituate in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Woonsocket Villa Novans fell just short of the Scituate Spartans by a score of 5-3. The defeat continues a trend for Woonsocket in their matchups with Scituate: they've now lost five in a row.
For Scituate's part, Kate Nickerson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Nickerson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Nickerson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Nickerson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Katelyn Egan, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Woonsocket's loss dropped their record down to 4-7-1. As for Scituate, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Woonsocket will be playing in front of their home fans against Middletown at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Scituate, they will head out on the road to square off against Narragansett at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Scituate's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Narragansett's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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