Spartans
| 04/16/25 vs Paul Cuffee | 13 |
| 04/15/25 @ North Smithfield | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Ponaganset | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Mt. Pleasant | 8 |
| 04/05/25 vs Hope | 8 |
| + 2 more games |
The Scituate Spartans will head out to challenge the Providence Country Day Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Scituate is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Scituate had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Paul Cuffee on Wednesday. The Spartans put the hurt on Paul Cuffee with a sharp 13-3 win. The victory continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with Paul Cuffee: they've now won four in a row.
Quinn Liptrot and Jackson Scanlon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Liptrot tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. Meanwhile, Scanlon tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Liptrot a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At bat, Liptrot got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run, while Scanlon went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Scanlon has hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Travis Howman, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Hurley, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Scituate was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paul Cuffee only posted a batting average of .000.
Meanwhile, Providence Country Day got themselves on the board against North Smithfield on Saturday, but North Smithfield never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Northmen 1-0. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Knights have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Scituate now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Providence Country Day, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2.
Everything went Scituate's way against Providence Country Day when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Scituate made off with an 8-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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