The Narragansett Mariners will square off against the Tiverton Tigers at 4:00  p.m.  on Friday. 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.
 Narragansett is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another  one of Rhode Island's top teams: Prout, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Narragansett was ranked 19th). Narragansett never let Prout onto the board and left with  a   1-0  win  on Tuesday.
  Aidan Clancey tossed a big game,   striking out nine batters over  6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off   two  hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't  tossed less than five  strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
 On the hitting side,  the team  relied heavily on  Zachary Previte, who  went 2-for-4 with a  home run and two  RBI.
 Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Tiverton's offense. They lost  7-0 to St. Raphael Academy on Wednesday. Tiverton has now  taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
 Narragansett now  has a winning record of 11-10. As for Tiverton, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
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