The Scituate Spartans will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Barrington Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Scituate is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Ponaganset, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Scituate was ranked 11th). Scituate fell just short of Ponaganset by a score of 4-2 on Sunday. Scituate's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Kate Nickerson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Scituate saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maura Pendergast, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Barrington fell victim to West Warwick and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Wizards. Barrington has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Scituate's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Barrington, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Scituate suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Barrington when the teams last played back in April of 2018. Can Scituate avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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