The Pilgrim Patriots will challenge the East Greenwich Avengers on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pilgrim: 3.6, East Greenwich: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pilgrim is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering La Salle Academy just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 9-1 to the Rams. Pilgrim has struggled against La Salle Academy recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Greenwich had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Skippers a 1-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for East Greenwich who now have five in a row.
East Greenwich's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ava Fairbanks, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Fairbanks has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 18 consecutive pitching appearances.
Pilgrim's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for East Greenwich, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
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