North Providence never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Chariho Chargers with a sharp 7-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Providence.
Not much got past Vincent Pontarelli, who gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks to keep Chariho off the board. Pontarelli has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, North Providence let Michael Allard and Tony Abed loose on the outfield. Allard scored two runs and stole three bases, while Abed scored a run while going 1-for-3. Allard is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of John Raftery, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
North Providence has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-11 record this season. As for Chariho, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-9.
North Providence will have a chance to go back-to-back against Chariho: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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