Pilgrim is 8-2 against Toll Gate since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Pilgrim Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Toll Gate Titans at 4:30 p.m. Pilgrim's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Toll Gate's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pilgrim is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: La Salle Academy, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Pilgrim was ranked 14th). Pilgrim lost 9-3 to La Salle Academy on Monday. Pilgrim's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Toll Gate ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Smithfield 5-4.
The team relied heavily on Jeremie Luna, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Brayden Ogden was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Pilgrim now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Toll Gate, their victory bumped their record up to 4-15.
Pilgrim came out on top in a nail-biter against Toll Gate when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 5-4. Does Pilgrim have another victory up their sleeve, or will Toll Gate turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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