The South Kingstown Rebels will challenge the Narragansett Mariners at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Friday, South Kingstown needed a bit of extra time to put away Burrillville. They put the hurt on the Broncos with a sharp 17-7 victory. The Rebels' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Tessa O'Sullivan, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. Jillian Kavanagh was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
South Kingstown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .526. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Narragansett made easy work of Shea on Thursday and carried off a 23-5 win. The Mariners might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by ten runs or more this season.
Narragansett is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.2 runs over those games. As for South Kingstown, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-6.
South Kingstown came out on top in a nail-biter against Narragansett when the teams last played on April 4th, sneaking past 9-7. Do the Rebels have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mariners turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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