The Chariho Chargers will square off against the Central Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chariho is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with an 8-3 win over Prout on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.
Adam Carpenter made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Carpenter was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Noah Holland was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Gavin Apice was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Central strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Everything went their way against St. Raphael Academy as they made off with a 13-6 victory. While the Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Like Chariho, Central also got a great game from a two-way player: AJ Vega. Throwing, Vega pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Jonas Diaz tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. At the plate, Vega scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Diaz went 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Braulio Franco, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Central's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Chariho, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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