Scituate dropped their record down to 8-6 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They came up short against the West Warwick Wizards, falling 10-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wizards this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 two weeks ago.
As for West Warwick, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games.
For West Warwick's part, Adrian Gonzalez looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those six strikeouts gave Gonzalez a new career-high.
At the plate, Jair Blanco was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Joe Riviera, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Coming up, Scituate will venture away from home to square off against Narragansett at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans are facing the Mariners at the right time seeing as the Mariners are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for West Warwick, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against North Smithfield at 3:00 p.m. The Wizards' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Northmen have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season.
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