The East Providence Townies will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Raphael Academy Saints at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Providence will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
East Providence is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 15-8 to Coventry on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for East Providence in their matchups with Coventry: they've now lost three in a row.
Trinity Provencher was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Quinn, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, East Providence was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Raphael Academy had to endure a seven-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Smithfield a 10-0 shutout on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Raphael Academy considering their two-run performance the contest before.
East Providence's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for St. Raphael Academy, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
East Providence beat St. Raphael Academy 7-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will East Providence repeat their success, or does St. Raphael Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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