The Bishop Hendricken Hawks will challenge the North Kingstown Skippers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bishop Hendricken 3.2, North Kingstown 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bishop Hendricken is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: La Salle Academy, who was ranked fourth at the time (Bishop Hendricken was ranked first). The Hawks fell just short of the Rams by a score of 5-3 on Friday. Surprisingly, this marked the Hawks' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Jacob Montenegro was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Kingstown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over Smithfield on Thursday.
North Kingstown's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Bishop Hendricken, their loss dropped their record down to 20-6.
Bishop Hendricken couldn't quite get it done against North Kingstown when the teams last played on May 8th as they fell 7-2. Will the Hawks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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