La Salle Academy put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the East Greenwich Avengers a 7-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for La Salle Academy, who have now won five contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Hailey Vigneau, who gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks to keep East Greenwich off the board. Vigneau has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Phoenyx Silva was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Alivia Ring was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
On East Greenwich's side, Ava Fairbanks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, East Greenwich saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooke Fairbanks, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, East Greenwich didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as La Salle Academy only tossed nine.
La Salle Academy's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for East Greenwich, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
La Salle Academy will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against North Kingstown at 4:00 p.m. North Kingstown has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.29 runs per game on average), something La Salle Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for East Greenwich, they will head out on the road to take on Prout at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Greenwich's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Prout's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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