Scituate entered their tilt with North Smithfield with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the North Smithfield Northmen 3-2. This was payback for Scituate, who suffered an 8-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Travis Howman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Howman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Howman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, Kaiden Durand was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
On North Smithfield's side, Wyatt Letizia was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
Scituate's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for North Smithfield, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Scituate will head out on the road to challenge Block Island at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. As for North Smithfield, they will square off against Exeter-West Greenwich at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Exeter-West Greenwich is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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