Woonsocket fell victim to Portsmouth and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 9-0 to the Portsmouth Patriots. Woonsocket was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Portsmouth apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
For Portsmouth's part, Woonsocket's batters probably weren't too happy with Mary Rainey, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (she gave up no walks). Rainey also set a new season high mark in hits with no.
At the plate, Portsmouth let Mia Ruggieri and Kaelyn Mahoney loose on the outfield. Ruggieri scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Mahoney went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Barbara Rainey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Woonsocket dropped their record down to 2-4-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Portsmouth, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Woonsocket will be playing in front of their home fans against Mt. Hope at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Portsmouth, they will head out on the road to square off against Toll Gate at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Portsmouth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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