The Narragansett Mariners will challenge the Central Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Narragansett will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Narragansett is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Tiverton, who was ranked 15th at the time (Narragansett was ranked 23rd). The Mariners walked away with a 9-5 win over the Tigers on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Mt. Pleasant with a sharp 16-1 victory on Monday. Considering the Knights have won eight games by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Central's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Yazlenne Corona, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Corona has posted since back in April.
Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are 5-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Central's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.6 runs over those games. As for Narragansett, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Narragansett took their win against Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 19-3 score. Will the Mariners repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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