The Westerly Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Woonsocket Villa Novans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Westerly has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Westerly is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: East Providence, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Westerly was ranked third). Westerly and East Providence finished up their contest with a 4-4 draw on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Woonsocket came into Tuesday's game having lost 13 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Ponaganset on Tuesday by a score of 5-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
The team relied heavily on Jullian Dejesus, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Christopher Bousquet, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
With that tie, Westerly's record moves to 14-3-2. As for Woonsocket, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-13.
Westerly came out on top in a nail-biter against Woonsocket when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Woonsocket's Jaden Violette, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Westerly to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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