The South Kingstown Rebels will face off against the North Kingstown Skippers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Kingstown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: Moses Brown, who was ranked sixth at the time (South Kingstown was ranked first). The Rebels were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Quakers on Friday. The Rebels haven't had any issues with the Quakers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Mark Hutchins tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Quinn Matos, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Brayden Rosen, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, North Kingstown made sure to put some runs up on the board against Portsmouth on Friday. The Skippers blew past the Patriots 13-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Skippers.
North Kingstown pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for South Kingstown, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
South Kingstown came out on top in a nail-biter against North Kingstown in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Do the Rebels have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Skippers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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