It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Westerly had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They skirted past the West Warwick Wizards 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Westerly also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Sophia Valentini spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Emma Caracciolo was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
On West Warwick's side, Bryce Principe was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, West Warwick saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrianna Carsetti, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Westerly's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. As for West Warwick, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-6.
Westerly will head out on the road to challenge Ponaganset at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Ponaganset will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for West Warwick, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Lincoln. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Warwick: 3.2, Lincoln: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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