La Salle Academy and North Kingstown are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Rams will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Skippers at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
La Salle Academy barely beat Mt. Hope the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rams' pitchers stepped up to hand the Huskies a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now won three in a row.
Jairo Martinez
| 05/20/25 vs Mt. Hope | 5 |
| 05/15/25 vs Lincoln | 7 |
| 05/08/25 vs Cumberland | 10 |
| 05/02/25 vs Moses Brown | 11 |
Jairo Martinez looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Adryan Urena, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Bronx Discullio was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
La Salle Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Hope only posted a batting average of .045.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown faced Coventry in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Skippers were the clear victors by a 15-2 margin over the Oakers. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Skippers considering their one-run performance the match before.
La Salle Academy pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for North Kingstown, they moved to 13-7 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
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