The East Greenwich Avengers will face off against the West Warwick Wizards at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Warwick will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: East Greenwich extended their winning streak to four on Monday. The Avengers blew past Mt. Hope 14-2.
Sophia Gariglio
| 05/19/25 @ Mt. Hope | 5 |
| 04/29/25 @ North Providence | 4 |
| 04/10/25 @ Narragansett | 3 |
| 04/25/25 @ Rogers | 1 |
Sophia Gariglio was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maura Taylor, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Madison French, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
East Greenwich always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Hope only posted an OBP of .200.
Meanwhile, West Warwick faced Ponaganset in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Wizards put the hurt on the Chieftains with a sharp 13-5 win. The victory was nothing new for the Wizards as they're now sitting on five straight.
East Greenwich pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for West Warwick, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Everything went East Greenwich's way against West Warwick when the teams last played back in May of 2023, as East Greenwich made off with a 10-0 victory. Do the Avengers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wizards turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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