The East Providence Townies will head out on the road to challenge the Chariho Chargers at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. East Providence is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
East Providence will head into Sunday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Sunday. They lost 14-2 to Prout. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, East Providence couldn't push the score so high this time.
Emma Boisseau made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Chariho faced Smithfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Everything went Chariho's way against Smithfield as Chariho made off with a 9-1 victory.
Adriana Jeannenot was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Jeannenot has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Jeannenot was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Daniels, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kaelyn Comerford, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
East Providence's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Chariho, their record is now 9-10.
East Providence might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Chariho when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jeannenot, who struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Now that East Providence knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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