The East Providence Townies will venture away from home to take on the Lincoln Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. East Providence's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Lincoln's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
East Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Smithfield, who was ranked ninth at the time (East Providence was ranked fifth). The Townies took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sentinels on Saturday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Townies were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Lincoln fell victim to Cranston West and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 1-0. The Lions have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Isaac Cabral spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
At the plate, Lincoln saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Mellen, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Mellen's first of the season.
Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for East Providence, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4.
East Providence was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln in their previous meeting back in April, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Townies 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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