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| 05/22/24 - Home | 6-3 W |
| 05/26/23 - Home | 7-0 W |
| 05/25/22 - Home | 11-1 W |
South Kingstown is a perfect 3-0 against Westerly since May of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Rebels will look to defend their home field against the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with South Kingstown sitting on three straight victories and Westerly on ten.
South Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Cranston West, who was ranked 18th at the time (South Kingstown was ranked second). The Rebels won by a run and slipped past the Falcons 2-1. That's two games straight that the Rebels have won by just one run.
Jonah Monnes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Westerly won against Fitch last Saturday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Bulldogs' pitchers stepped up to hand Chariho a 4-0 shutout.
Westerly's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zack Miner, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another was Grayson Simmons, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Westerly's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for South Kingstown, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
South Kingstown was able to grind out a solid win over Westerly in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 6-3. Will the Rebels repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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