Bishop Hendricken is on a 16-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while East Providence is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Hawks will welcome the Townies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bishop Hendricken 1.2, East Providence 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bishop Hendricken is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston West, who was ranked 25th at the time (Bishop Hendricken was ranked second). The Hawks put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 11-1 win on Wednesday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by eight runs or more this season.
Frank Tillinghast
| 04/16/25 vs Cranston West | 3 |
| 05/21/24 vs Portsmouth | 2 |
| 04/18/24 @ La Salle Academy | 2 |
| 04/10/25 @ Cranston East | 1 |
Frank Tillinghast was excellent, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Brett Knight was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, East Providence got themselves on the board against Westerly on Wednesday, but Westerly never followed suit. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over the Bulldogs.
Not much got past Dylan Annicelli, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Westerly off the board. Annicelli has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gavin Palombo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Chris Charbonneau, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Bishop Hendricken's win bumped their record up to 5-0-1. As for East Providence, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Bishop Hendricken came out on top in a nail-biter against East Providence in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, sneaking past 2-0. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Townies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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