The Davies Career & Tech Patriots will venture away from home to take on the Woonsocket Villa Novans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Davies Career & Tech 3.8, Woonsocket 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Davies Career & Tech is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs last Friday, they were much more limited against Blackstone Valley Prep on Monday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the PRIDE. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the PRIDE recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Woonsocket put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 33-0 margin over Times Squared Academy. That looming 33-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Villa Novans yet this season.
Ceasar Vazquez Jr made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Vazquez Jr was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jullian De Jesus, who went a perfect 6-for-6 with eight RBI, four runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Joseph Greenless, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
Woonsocket always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .760. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
Woonsocket's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.4 runs over those games. As for Davies Career & Tech, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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