The North Kingstown Skippers will be playing at home against the East Greenwich Avengers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Monday, North Kingstown didn't have quite enough to beat Coventry and fell 3-1. North Kingstown has not had much luck with Coventry recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Mia D'Andrea spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich faced Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. East Greenwich narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Smithfield 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for East Greenwich as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ava Fairbanks made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Fairbanks was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Margaret Neville was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Sarah Levy, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
North Kingstown's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for East Greenwich, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
North Kingstown might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from East Greenwich in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Greenwich's Brooke Fairbanks, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Now that North Kingstown knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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