On Tuesday, Tiverton faced Davies Career & Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Tiverton Tigers fell just short of the Davies Career & Tech Patriots by a score of 11-9. Tiverton was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Davies Career & Tech apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Delia Pieroni was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was Lyla Staskiewicz, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Tiverton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Davies Career & Tech only tossed five.
On Davies Career & Tech's side, Kylie Robert was incredible, going 4-for-5 with two triples, three runs, and two RBI. Madison Blanchette was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with four RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Tiverton and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Davies Career & Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tiverton will take on Exeter-West Greenwich at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tiverton is facing Exeter-West Greenwich at the right time seeing as Exeter-West Greenwich is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Davies Career & Tech, they will head out on the road to challenge Central at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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