Ponaganset waltzed into their matchup on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the West Warwick Wizards onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Ponaganset, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Chloe Barber's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ava Difiore, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last three games she's played.
On West Warwick's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Iannotti, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Ponaganset pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for West Warwick, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Ponaganset will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Middletown at 4:30 p.m. As for West Warwick, they will head out on the road to challenge Mt. Hope at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. West Warwick's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Mt. Hope's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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