The Moses Brown Quakers will face off against the Westerly Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Moses Brown has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Westerly will come in with three straight victories.
Moses Brown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Barrington, who was ranked 11th at the time (Moses Brown was ranked tenth). The Quakers came up short against the Eagles on Wednesday, falling 7-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Quakers were not able to get on the board.
Moses Brown got a good showing from Adrian Lund, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westerly). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Mt. Hope a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Bulldogs with their most commanding win of the season.
Jack Zerbarini was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Zack Miner was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Westerly always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Moses Brown now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Westerly, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
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