Providence Academy is 0-5 against Grove since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Providence Academy Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Grove Ridgerunners at 5:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
The third road game was the charm for Providence Academy, as they earned their first road win of the season. They put the hurt on Quapaw with a sharp 9-1 victory last Saturday. The win was just what Providence Academy needed coming off of a 13-2 loss in their prior contest.
Meanwhile, Grove waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Ropers 14-2. Considering Grove has won three matchups by more than 11 runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Walker West was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Dustin Keller, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Providence Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Grove, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Providence Academy came up short against Grove in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 6-1. Can Providence Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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