Portsmouth is on a three-game streak of home wins, while West Warwick is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Portsmouth Patriots will take on the West Warwick Wizards at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Portsmouth: 4, West Warwick: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Portsmouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Ponaganset, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Portsmouth was ranked 18th). Portsmouth beat Ponaganset on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-3.
Mary Rainey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Barbara Rainey and Kaelyn Mahoney did most of the damage at the plate: Rainey scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Mahoney scored a run while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Malone, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, West Warwick can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Barrington a 10-0 shutout.
West Warwick got a massive performance out of Olivia Zajdek, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Adrianna Carsetti, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Portsmouth is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for West Warwick, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Portsmouth has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. However, it's not like West Warwick struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Portsmouth skirted past West Warwick 6-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was West Warwick's Zoe Battersby, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Portsmouth to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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