Tiverton and Davies Career & Tech are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Tiverton Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Davies Career & Tech Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
While Tiverton couldn't quite beat Cranston East last Monday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 12-point loss they were dealt last Saturday. Tiverton fell just short of Cranston East by a score of 4-2. Tiverton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Abby DeMello spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Tiverton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sara Poland, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Tiverton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Davies Career & Tech never got on the board in their matchup last Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Central on Monday. They blew past the Knights 14-2.
Lauren Bradshaw made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Bradshaw was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Sara Chiaverini and Kylie Robert did most of the damage at the plate: Chiaverini scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Robert scored three runs and stole four bases. Another player making a difference was Tiana Hernandez, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Tiverton now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Davies Career & Tech, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Tiverton came up short against Davies Career & Tech in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 18-13. Thankfully for Tiverton, Jolie Pari (who scored five runs while going 3-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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