The Blackstone Valley Prep PRIDE will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Scituate Spartans at 11:00 a.m. Blackstone Valley Prep has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with ten straight defeats, while Scituate will come in with six straight wins.
Blackstone Valley Prep's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against West Warwick on Wednesday. They lost 12-0 to the Wizards.
Meanwhile, Scituate's hitters rose to the challenge against a Purple pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.6 runs allowed on Thursday. Scituate's pitcher stepped up to hand Classical a 14-0 shutout.
Travis Howman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Howman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Howman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaiden Durand, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Drake Dumont was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Blackstone Valley Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Scituate, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5.
Blackstone Valley Prep suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Scituate when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Blackstone Valley Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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