After two games on the road, Scituate is heading back home. They will take on the Woonsocket Villa Novans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Scituate's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Woonsocket's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Scituate headed into their last contest having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Mt. Hope let them put that streak behind them. Everything went Scituate's way against Mt. Hope on Thursday as Scituate made off with a 21-7 win. Considering Scituate has won four matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Isabella Defusco made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Defusco was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Haley Nickerson was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Abigail Chatelle was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Woonsocket faced Johnston in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Woonsocket lost 7-1 to Johnston.
Scituate's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Woonsocket, they dropped their record down to 4-6-1 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Scituate took their win against Woonsocket in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Scituate have another victory up their sleeve, or will Woonsocket turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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