The North Providence Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. North Providence's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so St. Raphael Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
North Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: West Warwick, who was ranked 13th at the time (North Providence was ranked tenth). The Cougars took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wizards on Sunday.
Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Sunday. They won by a run and slipped past Narragansett 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Saints.
St. Raphael Academy pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for North Providence, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
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