Prout is 4-0 against East Greenwich since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Prout Crusaders will be playing at home against the East Greenwich Avengers at 4:30 p.m. Prout will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Prout is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Exeter-West Greenwich with a sharp 19-1 victory on Monday. With that win, Prout brought their scoring average up to 7.8 runs per game.
Emma Manzo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Manzo was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Prout got a massive performance out of Delaney Karsch, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Frankie Smith was another key contributor, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, East Greenwich faced La Salle Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. East Greenwich wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-0 walloping at the hands of La Salle Academy.
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. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, 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.
Prout pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for East Greenwich, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Prout has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Greenwich struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Prout came out on top in a nail-biter against East Greenwich in their previous meeting back in June of 2022, sneaking past 2-0. Does Prout have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Greenwich turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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