The Scituate Spartans will head out on the road to challenge Block Island at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. Scituate is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
On Friday, it was close, but Scituate sidestepped North Smithfield for a 3-2 win.
Travis Howman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Howman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Howman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaiden Durand, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Block Island couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 14-0 to Rogers on Wednesday.
Scituate's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Block Island, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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