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| 05/30/19 - Neutral | 4-3 W |
| 04/14/18 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 04/14/16 - Home | 26-4 W |
St. Raphael Academy is a perfect 3-0 against West Warwick since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Saints will take on the Wizards at 4:15 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Raphael Academy's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Mt. Hope with a sharp 14-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Saints as they're now sitting on five straight.
Emma Martin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Noelle Welch and Avalynn Guatieri did most of the damage at the plate: Welch went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI, while Guatieri went 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs. That home run marked the first that Guatieri has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Sophie Roman, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
St. Raphael Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, West Warwick made easy work of Mt. Hope on Monday and carried off a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wizards.
West Warwick pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for St. Raphael Academy, their record is now 9-1.
St. Raphael Academy skirted past West Warwick 4-3 in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Will the Saints repeat their success, or do the Wizards have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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