With a playoff game on the line, West Warwick rose to the challenge on Saturday. They blew past the Rogers Vikings 11-1. Considering West Warwick has won 14 matchups by more than nine runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Rogers' batters probably weren't too happy with Anthony Burt, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (he gave up two walks). Burt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Karl Swanson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zackary Lawrence, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
West Warwick pushed their record up to 24-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Rogers, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6-1.
West Warwick will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rogers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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