The Westerly Bulldogs will take on the Burrillville Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Westerly is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: South Kingstown, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Westerly was ranked third). Westerly's pitcher stepped up to hand South Kingstown a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday.
Westerly's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Bozek, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Burrillville rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Crusaders as they made off with a 10-4 win. The victory was familiar territory for Burrillville who now have five in a row.
The team relied heavily on Jack Dichiaro, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Jordan Furtado was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Westerly is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4-1 record this season. As for Burrillville, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-10-1.
Everything went Westerly's way against Burrillville in their previous matchup back in April as Westerly made off with a 20-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westerly 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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