The West Warwick Wizards will head out on the road to square off against the East Greenwich Avengers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Warwick lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Ponaganset, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's game. The Wizards blew past the Chieftains 13-5 on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Wizards, who have now won five contests in a row.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich entered their tilt with Mt. Hope on Monday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over the Huskies.
Sophia Gariglio made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Maura Taylor was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Madison French, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
East Greenwich was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
East Greenwich pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for West Warwick, their record is now 12-5.
West Warwick might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from East Greenwich in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Wizards avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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