The Westerly Bulldogs will challenge the Scituate Spartans on Sunday. Westerly is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Westerly heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They fell just short of Ponaganset by a score of 9-8.
Sophia Valentini spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and five unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Emma Caracciolo was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Keegan, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Scituate faced Narragansett in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Scituate walked away with a 9-4 victory over Narragansett.
Kate Nickerson made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Nickerson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Scituate let Victoria Geisser and Abigail Chatelle loose on the outfield. Geisser scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Chatelle scored a run while going 1-for-4. Angelina Pizzi was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Westerly's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Scituate, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Westerly was able to grind out a solid win over Scituate when the teams last played back in April, winning 7-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Nickerson, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westerly still be able to contain Nickerson? There's only one way to find out.
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