West Warwick is 2-7 against Ponaganset since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Wizards will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chieftains at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
West Warwick barely beat North Smithfield the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wizards blew past the Northmen 10-4 on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Wizards, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Jair Blanco, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Luke Gallo, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
West Warwick always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Smithfield only posted an OBP of .344.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ponaganset). Everything went their way against Middletown on Wednesday as they made off with a 14-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Chieftains considering their one-run performance the match before.
West Warwick has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Ponaganset, they moved to 7-9 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
West Warwick came out on top in a nail-biter against Ponaganset in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Do the Wizards have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chieftains turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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