After two games on the road, East Providence is heading back home. They will take on the Prout Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East Providence lost 15-1 to La Salle Academy on Tuesday.
Trinity Provencher made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Prout faced Chariho in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Prout fell just short of Chariho by a score of 2-1. Prout's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Lucy Kaiser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Prout saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Boyajian, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
East Providence dropped their record down to 2-14 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Prout, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
East Providence came up short against Prout in their previous matchup back in April, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kaiser, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that East Providence knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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