On Wednesday, everything went the Mt. Pleasant Kilties's way against the Providence Country Day Knights as the Mt. Pleasant Kilties made off with a 13-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mt. Pleasant.
Jose Soto made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Soto has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Soto was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 5-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Yadhiel Moya, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Erison Mieses was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Mt. Pleasant has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Providence Country Day, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Mt. Pleasant will look to defend their home field on Friday against Block Island at 4:00 p.m. Mt. Pleasant is facing Block Island at the right time seeing as Block Island is stuck on a 17-game losing streak. As for Providence Country Day, they will head out on the road to take on Rogers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Rogers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Providence Country Day's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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