The East Greenwich Avengers will head out on the road to face off against the North Kingstown Skippers at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. East Greenwich's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so North Kingstown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
East Greenwich is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Smithfield, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (East Greenwich was ranked 15th). East Greenwich came out on top in a nail-biter against Smithfield on Tuesday and snuck past 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for East Greenwich as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ava Fairbanks was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Fairbanks has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Fairbanks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Margaret Neville, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Sarah Levy, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Kingstown didn't have quite enough to beat Coventry on Monday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for North Kingstown in their matchups with Coventry: they've now lost nine in a row.
Mia D'Andrea spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
The win made it two in a row for East Greenwich and bumps their season record up to 10-7. As for North Kingstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
East Greenwich took their victory against North Kingstown when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Greenwich since the squad 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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