The Tolman Tigers will take on the Woonsocket Villa Novans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tolman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Scituate, who was ranked 25th at the time (Tolman was ranked 14th). The Tigers came up short against the Spartans on Tuesday, falling 8-2. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Woonsocket has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 2.69 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They fell 11-6 to Exeter-West Greenwich. The loss was the Villa Novans' first of the season.
Cesar Vazquez Jr. put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, Braylon Guilbeault was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Joseph Greenless was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
The loss snapped Tolman's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-2 record. As for Woonsocket, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 12-1.
Tolman couldn't quite finish off Woonsocket in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 and fell 3-1. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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