The North Smithfield Northmen will challenge the West Warwick Wizards at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with North Smithfield sitting on four straight wins and West Warwick on 19.
North Smithfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Classical onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering North Smithfield has won seven matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kayden Artruc was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Artruc has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Artruc was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Dylan Nickerson was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Warwick can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Providence Country Day with a sharp 11-0 win. That's two games straight that West Warwick has won by exactly 11 runs.
Joshua Pedus was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Camden Diffley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
North Smithfield is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for West Warwick, they pushed their record up to 19-0 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Smithfield has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Warwick struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
North Smithfield suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to West Warwick when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Warwick's Dominic Carollo, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that North Smithfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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