The Moses Brown Quakers will head out on the road to challenge the La Salle Academy Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Moses Brown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Rhode Island's top teams: South Kingstown, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Moses Brown was ranked 14th). Moses Brown suffered a rough 9-1 defeat at the hands of South Kingstown on Friday. Moses Brown has struggled against South Kingstown recently, as their matchup on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Moses Brown saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Dewolf, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but La Salle Academy had to settle for a 5-4 loss against La Salle College on Friday. La Salle Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
La Salle Academy also got a good showing from Anthony Natale, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Nate Bautista made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Moses Brown's record is now 4-3-1. As for La Salle Academy, their record now sits at 4-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Moses Brown has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like La Salle Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Moses Brown suffered a grim 13-6 defeat to La Salle Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Moses Brown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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