On Monday, East Greenwich faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The East Greenwich Avengers suffered a rough 7-0 loss at the hands of the La Salle Academy Rams. The result was an unpleasant reminder to East Greenwich of the 14-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2016.
Ava Fairbanks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, East Greenwich saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooke Fairbanks, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, East Greenwich didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Salle Academy only tossed nine.
On La Salle Academy's side, not much got past Hailey Vigneau, who gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks to keep East Greenwich off the board.
At the plate, Phoenyx Silva was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Alivia Ring was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
East Greenwich's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for La Salle Academy, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
East Greenwich will head out on the road to take on Prout at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Greenwich: 4, Prout: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for La Salle Academy, they will be playing at home against North Kingstown at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. La Salle Academy will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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