The Westerly Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Stonington Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Westerly will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Westerly is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Ponaganset (and have done all season long). Westerly blew past Ponaganset 7-1.
Westerly got a great performance from Michael Poole as he struck out 15 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Poole has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Zack Miner and Andrew Bozek did most of the damage at the plate: Miner went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Bozek scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Gwaltney, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Stonington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Panthers out 10-9.
Westerly pushed their record up to 12-3-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Stonington, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Westerly couldn't quite finish off Stonington in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Westerly avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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