The Moses Brown Quakers will head out to face off against the St. Mary Academy-Bay View Bengals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Moses Brown and seven for St. Mary Academy-Bay View.
Moses Brown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Smithfield, who was ranked seventh at the time (Moses Brown was ranked 17th). The Quakers fell just short of the Sentinels by a score of 7-6 on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Abby DeWolf was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-5 with one run. Elodie Cannon also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, St. Mary Academy-Bay View fell victim to Pilgrim and their airtight pitching crew last Monday. They lost 18-0 to the Patriots. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bengals have suffered against the Patriots since May 14, 2018.
Moses Brown's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for St. Mary Academy-Bay View, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
St. Mary Academy-Bay View's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Moses Brown hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .316. It's a different story for St. Mary Academy-Bay View, though, as they've only averaged .194. Will they be able to contain Moses Brown's hitters?
Moses Brown came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Mary Academy-Bay View in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Quakers repeat their success, or do the Bengals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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