East Providence has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Westerly Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Providence's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Westerly's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
East Providence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Westerly, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (East Providence was ranked fifth). East Providence fell just short of Westerly by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, East Providence couldn't push the score so high this time.
Dylan Annicelli was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, East Providence saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyler Lorenz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
East Providence's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Westerly, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3-1.
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