The East Providence Townies will venture away from home to take on the Cumberland Clippers at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. East Providence's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Cumberland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
East Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston West, who was ranked tenth at the time (East Providence was ranked sixth). The Townies came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 7-2 on Thursday. The Townies haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Dylan Annicelli looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.
Brian Rutkowski
| 05/29/25 vs Cranston West | 3 |
| 04/28/25 @ Cumberland | 2 |
| 05/21/24 vs Ponaganset | 2 |
| 05/20/24 @ Ponaganset | 2 |
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On the hitting side, Brian Rutkowski was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Oliver Andrews also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Cumberland unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 4-1 to South Kingstown.
Liam Monahan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (one).
At the plate, Cumberland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Lyon, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
East Providence's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Cumberland, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-5.
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