On Saturday, Woonsocket faced Westerly in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Woonsocket Villa Novans lost 20-1 to the Westerly Bulldogs. It was the first time this season that Woonsocket let down their fans at home.
For Westerly's part, Sophia Valentini made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Valentini has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Valentini was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alex Stoehr was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lilly Vetelino, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Woonsocket now has a losing record at 2-3-1. As for Westerly, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Woonsocket will head out on the road to face off against Portsmouth at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Portsmouth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Westerly, they will head out on the road to take on Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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