The Scituate Spartans are on the road again on Saturday to play the Blackstone Valley Prep PRIDE at 11:00 a.m. Scituate is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Scituate's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past Classical's usually-dominant pitching crew. Scituate put the hurt on Classical with a sharp 14-0 win.
Travis Howman was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Howman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Howman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kaiden Durand was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Mathew Spaziano was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Blackstone Valley Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 12-0 to West Warwick.
Scituate now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Blackstone Valley Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything went Scituate's way against Blackstone Valley Prep in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Scituate made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Scituate since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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