The Stonington Bears will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Westerly Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Stonington sitting on three straight victories and Westerly on five.
Last Tuesday, Stonington had just enough and edged Plainfield out 10-9.
Meanwhile, Westerly put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Ponaganset.
Westerly got a great performance from Michael Poole as he struck out 15 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Poole has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Westerly let Zack Miner and Andrew Bozek loose on the outfield. Miner went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Bozek scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Gwaltney, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Stonington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Westerly, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3-1.
Stonington came out on top in a nail-biter against Westerly when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. Will Stonington repeat their success, or does Westerly have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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