The Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Davies Career & Tech Patriots at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Exeter-West Greenwich has given up an average of 15.1 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Exeter-West Greenwich couldn't beat Cranston East on Wednesday even though they stacked five runs on them in the third inning. The Scarlet Knights came up short against the Thunderbolts, falling 20-5. The Scarlet Knights haven't had much luck with the Thunderbolts recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Davies Career & Tech, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Paul Cuffee a 16-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering the Patriots have won six matches by more than 11 runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Gabriella Fisher made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, Darelyn Maldonado was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kylie Robert, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs.
Davies Career & Tech always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Davies Career & Tech's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Exeter-West Greenwich, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Exeter-West Greenwich suffered a grim 22-1 defeat to Davies Career & Tech when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Scarlet Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
