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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