Pilgrim is 2-8 against Bishop Hendricken since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Patriots will challenge the Hawks at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pilgrim 3.8, Bishop Hendricken 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pilgrim is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over West Warwick on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Reid Hanfield looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Henry Kearns
| 05/21/25 @ West Warwick | 2 |
| 05/14/25 @ Cranston East | 2 |
| 05/03/25 @ Toll Gate | 2 |
| 05/12/25 vs Coventry | 1 |
| 04/28/25 @ Westerly | 1 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Henry Kearns, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Pilgrim is 2-1 when Kearns posts two or more runs, but 6-10 otherwise. Samuel Shelton was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Pilgrim kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Bishop Hendricken is ranked highly in their home state and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Waterford. The Hawks blew past the Lancers 9-3. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Pilgrim has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Bishop Hendricken, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-4.
Pilgrim suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Bishop Hendricken in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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