The Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Shea Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Exeter-West Greenwich took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They blew past Paul Cuffee 18-12. The victory continues a trend for the Scarlet Knights in their matchups with Paul Cuffee: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Shea had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 23-13 margin over the Eagles. 23 seems to be a good number for the Raiders as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Taylor Kane made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Laurel Christian was incredible, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Zanyiah Fortes was another key player, going 2-for-5 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI.
Shea was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Exeter-West Greenwich's record now sits at 7-9. As for Shea, their record is now 7-8.
Exeter-West Greenwich came out on top in a nail-biter against Shea when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 17-16. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Scarlet Knights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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