On Monday, Portsmouth faced Woonsocket in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Portsmouth Patriots' pitcher stepped up to hand the Woonsocket Villa Novans a 9-0 shutout. Considering Portsmouth has won four matches by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Woonsocket's batters probably weren't too happy with Mary Rainey, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (she gave up no walks). Rainey also set a new season high mark in hits with no.
At the plate, Portsmouth let Mia Ruggieri and Kaelyn Mahoney loose on the outfield. Ruggieri scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Mahoney went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Barbara Rainey, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Portsmouth now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Woonsocket, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4-1.
Portsmouth will head out on the road to square off against Toll Gate at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Portsmouth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Woonsocket, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Mt. Hope at 5:00 p.m.
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